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Making Tax Digital and VAT: are you ready?

Over the next few years, the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative will make...

Micro management: dealing with property under FRS 105

Some common questions we receive from property investment clients are: do we really have...

Readers’ forum: Capital idea

Can inheritance tax be reduced by transferring property to a limited liability partnership? BKL...

Grand designs: opportunities for generation-skipping

Tax law often makes it difficult for parents to benefit their minor children in...

Succession and estate planning basics for farming families and estate owners

As rural businesses expand and diversify beyond traditional farming activities and as land in...

Rethinking research: MiFID II and VAT

If you work in the financial services industry, you’ll have heard of the second...

Top things to avoid when using private equity

There comes a time in the life of many businesses when owners cast around...

Plus and miners: cryptocurrencies and VAT

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gain prominence, more businesses are actively seeking out opportunities...

Schemes with snares: the quirks of EIS and SEIS

If you’re thinking about making an investment, you may have come across the terms...

The stuff of ledgers: cryptocurrency and blockchain

Behind the growth of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is an equally radical technological advance: distributed...

Going the distance: VAT on selling overseas

Much has been written about the VAT that is lost to HMRC by non-UK...

What’s the chance of reforming VAT post-Brexit?

There’s a reason why political parties stay in power only for one, two or...