
A Fortnight in Fintech: big tech, banks, blockchain and Brexit
Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. In such a fast moving...

IR35 could be employment minefield
Chris Smith, BKL’s Director of Personal Tax Compliance, has commented for the FT’s Pensions...

Year end tax planning: 20 tips for 2020
To prepare yourself and your finances for the 2020/21 tax year, here’s a selection...

Changes to the off-payroll working rules: how do they affect businesses that engage workers?
From April 2021, the burden for determining the employment status of an individual providing...

Taxation Readers’ forum: Anomaly? Annual exemption on non-resident trust gains
Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax consultant Terry Jordan answers a reader’s...

I use one of our bedrooms as an office. Can I save stamp duty land tax?
If you have acquired a property which comprises a mix of residential and non-residential...

IR35: crumbs of comfort
Since 6 April 2017, special rules have applied where an individual’s services are provided...

A Fortnight in Fintech: Sweden, Singapore, legislation and regulation
Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. Recent fintech news stories have...

IHT: Don’t panic; but take note.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (“APPG”) on Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness has just published a...

Snow VAT: Saved by freeloaders!
There is an indoor ski slope in Glasgow. There is no entry charge to...

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Post retirement – returning UK citizen
Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax consultant David Whiscombe answers a reader’s...

Christmas cheerlessness: Tax and divorce
One of the more depressing things about this time of year is the extent...