Miliband: Case for mansion tax getting stronger by the day
Ed Miliband has backed Jim Murphy’s plan to use the proceeds of a mansion tax in England to fund Scottish nurses, claiming that his case
Banks face interest rate cap mis-selling payouts
The Times’ reports that the Financial Conduct Authority is expected to say that between 5,500 and 6,000 businesses mis-sold interest rate caps will be allowed
Isle of Man
A non-UK domicile died owning shares in an Isle of Man company. Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan addresses the IHT, CGT
Accidental overpayments
While most of our readers will sensibly be entrusting BKL with the filing of tax returns, some few may be doing it yourselves. The deadline
BKL on Video
January 18th saw the passing of Tony Verna. A television director in the USA, is name may be unfamiliar but his most famous achievement will
Small businesses to launch mis-selling challenge
A legal challenge brought by small businesses over their exclusion from a mis-selling compensation scheme could lead to thousands of firms receiving large pay-outs. Around
Lord Adonis: Business leaders oppose Labour over taxes
Lord Adonis, the former transport secretary, has said that business leaders are only critical of the Labour Party because they do not want to pay high
Taxation notes for charities
Surely charities don’t need to worry about tax, do they? Yes they do! The very first thing for charities to understand about tax is that
CGT on married couples’ separate homes
Writing for The Telegraph, BKL tax partner Geraint Jones look at how capital gains tax applies when married couples each have their own main residence.
RBS admits mis-selling loans to SMEs
BKL corporate finance partner Daniel Shear comments for the UK200Group on news that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted it mis-sold a number of loans
