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Increases in tax burden predicted as HMRC targets family offices

Geraint Jones, BKL’s Head of Private Client Tax, has commented for CampdenFB on HMRC’s...

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...

2020 is our 40th anniversary year

This year we’re celebrating a milestone for the firm. Back in 1980, Brian Berg...

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...

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...

Call Me (on Teams)

In February 2020 we launched our smart new Microsoft Teams-based phone system at BKL....

A Fortnight in Fintech: Sweden, Singapore, legislation and regulation

Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. Recent fintech news stories have...

Snow VAT: Saved by freeloaders!

There is an indoor ski slope in Glasgow.  There is no entry charge to...

Christmas cheerlessness: Tax and divorce

One of the more depressing things about this time of year is the extent...

Selling residential property? Beat the CGT changes

We have previously reported on changes being introduced from 6 April 2020 to Capital...

How to file your crypto taxes in the UK

BKL private client partner and cryptocurrency tax specialist Geraint Jones has contributed to Decrypt’s...