October 23, 2019
The hanging haystacks of Babylon: is this a business for VAT purposes?
Babylon Farm Limited (“Babylon”) submitted an appeal against HMRC’s decision to disallow VAT recovery....
October 22, 2019
Personally owned business assets: halfway to BPR
One of the most valuable reliefs from Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is Business Property Relief...
October 18, 2019
Child Benefit pension benefits
Child Benefit has been around since the 1970s. It got complicated when the High...
October 17, 2019
Paying employees in cryptocurrency is risky for workers
Some companies around the world are offering to pay their employees in cryptocurrencies, a...
October 17, 2019
Church construction and VAT: annexe or extension?
Immanuel Church undertook building work and claimed that this qualified as an annexe rather...
October 14, 2019
Great expectations? Receiving inheritance from abroad
BKL tax adviser and inheritance tax specialist Terry Jordan was quoted in an article about...
October 4, 2019
Pension freedoms: staying up to date
Following the admission by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that the introduction of pension...
October 3, 2019
A Fortnight in Fintech: Bitcoin, banks, Libra and LendIt
Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. We’re pleased to report that...
September 26, 2019
Careers at BKL: Bilshan’s story
Bilshan Mensah joined us in 2018 as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice with support...
September 11, 2019
Pottering around: Trading and Entrepreneurs’ Relief
Entrepreneurs’ Relief (“ER”) is a prize worth fighting for, reducing as it does the...
September 5, 2019
Leading UK tax and business advisers BKL to accept Bitcoin as fee payment
The London-based firm is believed to be the first UK mid-sized accountancy firm to...
August 29, 2019
EU trading and EORI numbers: news for VAT-registered businesses
As part of the UK Government’s preparations for Brexit, more than 88,000 of the...