Publications

EC to probe McDonald’s tax arrangements with Luxembourg

‘The European Commission is to investigate McDonald’s over a tax arrangement with Luxembourg. It...

Alphabet Shares

This note outlines the key features of planning using “alphabet shares”.  It is not...

Property and real estate

Pre-Budget action desirable?

There will be a second budget on 8 July in which it is to...

Cooling off: debt as consideration for CGT disposal

The recent First-tier Tribunal decision in Cooling [2015] UKFTT 223 (TC) is more complex...

HMRC and “Mid-Size Businesses”

In 2014 HMRC published the findings of some research it had carried out into...

HMRC penalty ‘amnesty’

Readers may have read recently of HMRC’s change in practice on penalties for late...

Parking a Liability

Will an airport parking space be eligible for business property relief? BKL tax adviser...

Trusting to luck?

It is now nearly ten years since the then Labour government (which never seemed...

Employment Allowance Scheme

Much kerfuffle this morning from the BBC’s shock horror revelation that someone is allegedly...

Five-year service: pre-owned assets and the £1m nil rate band for couples with property

BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan has written an article for Taxation magazine on pre-owned...

Right-to-buy extension to go ahead

‘Several papers report that plans to expand the Conservatives’ right-to-buy scheme by including England’s...