It’s been over a year since our blog ‘IR35 – Where are we now?’ and last month saw HMRC publish the draft legislation on the changes to private-sector contractors. The new rules are being introduced...
Inheritance tax is possibly one of the most contentious taxes in force but is also one which can, in the right circumstances, be mitigated with relatively straightforward planning. A record £5.4bn was paid in the...
Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is a tax paid by the purchaser on buying land or property within England and Northern Ireland. Similar rules operate in Scotland and Wales. There are set SDLT...
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is finally upon us, with more than a million VAT-registered businesses now included in the programme for VAT returns and record-keeping. While voluntary MTD pilots have been open to the public...
With the UK experiencing its warmest February day on record earlier this week, spring has sprung and with it – on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 – is the Spring Statement. The statement is the Treasury’s...
Going into Budget 2018, between leaks and political instability, few expected Chancellor Philip Hammond would have surprises left to spring. How wrong we were. Under pressure to support No 10’s ‘end of austerity’ message, bolstered...
