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Taxes on buying and owning a property

If you’re buying a property, it’s essential to consider tax. Getting it right can...

It ain’t over ’til the VAT lady sings: production costs at the Royal Opera House

A decision was recently reached at the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) in the case of...

Private dance tuition: VAT exemption available?

Over the years, the First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) has decided on a wide variety of...

Moving thoughts: employee secondment and tax

David Whiscombe comments on temporary relocation. When an employee is temporarily seconded elsewhere, significant...

EIS and SEIS: the potential and the pitfalls

HMRC has released its latest statistics for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed...

VAT and property transactions – advise with care!

The Court of Appeal (“COA”) has released an interesting decision in the case of...

VAT default surcharge – and there’s more!

In March 2019, we covered the case of Porter & Co and its unsuccessful...

Overseas VAT reclaim – time limits are not enforceable!

A recent decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) –...

CGT and non-resident partners

Partnerships are funny things, in many ways.  None more so than for tax, and...

Could you be at risk of losing your lifetime allowance protection?

The lifetime allowance (LTA) represents the limit on the amount of pension savings that can be...

Payments to personal service companies: operation of PAYE

If you either supply your services through a personal service company (“PSC”) or are...

QIPs – no laughing matter: CT payments and company size

For some years now, “large companies” have been required to pay their Corporation Tax...