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Careers at BKL: Bilshan’s story

Bilshan Mensah joined us in 2018 as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice with support...

Pottering around: Trading and Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Entrepreneurs’ Relief (“ER”) is a prize worth fighting for, reducing as it does the...

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...

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...

Taking a business to new ownership: key steps to take

Taking a business to new ownership, in particular an owner managed business with a...

A Month in Fintech: China, New Zealand, IMF and HMRC

Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. Owing to a summer break,...

Academies and afterschool provision

The DfE’s publication Charging for School Activities (May 2018) highlighted certain complications for academy...

R&D tax credits: latest statistics, future changes

Updated: 18 August 2022 One of the most generous tax reliefs available to companies...

You didn’t pay UK tax on big crypto gains: own up to it

Geraint Jones, one of our private client tax partners, has shared his cryptocurrency tax...

Vouchers, VAT and cryptocurrency

From 1 January 2019, some subtle changes to the VAT rules surrounding the issue...

Cryptocurrency and capital gains tax: HMRC seeks CGT evaders

Interest in cryptocurrency is continuing to grow and HMRC is no exception. It has...

Ingenious, but flawed: tax planning and the importance of the basics

After 22 days hearing the case earlier this year, the Upper Tribunal published at...