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Sajid Javid to cut £10bn of red tape

‘Business Secretary Sajid Javid will today promise to cut at least £10bn of red...

Action on auto enrolment

Workplace Pensions – affecting SMEs You may have come across the phrase auto enrolment...

Don’t let them forget

Now that the Conservatives have won an overall majority, it is to be expected...

New landlord ‘mansion tax’ marks fresh attack on buy-to-let

BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments for The Telegraph on the buy-to-let market.  ...

Funding Circle secures investment

‘Funding Circle has secured almost £100m from backers including DST Global, a venture capital...

Residential property, elections and non-residents

This note is mainly about elections. Not general ones. S222 ones, relating to main...

Employee-Related Securities: changes to your company’s reporting requirements

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

Repayments of overpaid tax

It’s nearly 20 years since Income Tax self-assessment came in. It is surprising that...

Manifesto time

Both major parties have now published their detailed manifestos for the General Election.  Clients...

In or out? Pensions choices for the over-55s

The start of the new tax year sees the coming into force of so-called...

Joint property ownership and minimising tax

Writing in The Telegraph, BKL private client partner Geraint Jones helps to answer the...

Whither the Vine? Shares for children

Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine came in for some criticism in the weekend press...