Publications

VAT rates on recladding works

Where money is being spent on recladding works, it may be possible for this...

Directors’ costs: VAT recoverable?

A recent Court of Appeal (“CoA”) judgement released on the 11 March 2019, in...

Readers’ forum: A question of time

Writing for Taxation magazine’s readers’ forum, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan responds to a...

Employment related securities: your company’s reporting requirements

Income tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) charges can arise for an employee or...

Spot the difference: Ackroyd and Kelly – TV presenters and tax

What’s the difference between Christa Ackroyd and Lorraine Kelly? No: it’s not the start...

VAT default surcharge – beware!

In Porter & Co (TC 07028), a decision released on 6 March 2019, a...

Making Tax Digital and VAT: getting ready for April

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT is imminent. VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover...

DIY VAT Housebuilders Scheme: appeal disallowed, but only just

This appeal, that of Mr David Cosham ([2019] UKFTT TC06985), concerned electric blinds installed...

Contractor sector unmoved by Spring Statement 2019

Contractor UK has reported on ‘The quiet Spring Statement for contractors that their advisers...

Spring Statement 2019 summary

On any other day, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement would have dominated the headlines. However,...

Readers’ forum: Property transferring

Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan answers a reader’s query about...

Women, let’s look at the real issue: it’s still a man’s world

As I sit browsing social media, I find myself becoming more and more cynical...