Employment Allowance Scheme
Much kerfuffle this morning from the BBC’s shock horror revelation that someone is allegedly promoting an “aggressive” tax avoidance scheme, based on the Employment Allowance
Queen’s Speech: Tories’ housing plans
‘The government is set to roll out the biggest extension of the Right-To-Buy scheme since it was launched in 1980. New legislation will mean that
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 assets and the £1m nil rate band for couples with property.
Right-to-buy extension to go ahead
‘Several papers report that plans to expand the Conservatives’ right-to-buy scheme by including England’s 1.3m housing association tenants will go ahead despite criticism. The government has announced
£2m-plus properties back on the market
‘The number of houses listed for sale at £2m or more on the UK’s main property websites has more than doubled following the general election,
Construction firms wait longest to be paid
‘Research by the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) shows businesses in the construction and real estate sector are suffering the longest waits for invoices to
No tax due, no penalties surely? Think again!
We are all now more or less inured to the changes made to the tax self-assessment regime which mean that a penalty can be due
BKL’s Jon Wedge makes Accountancy Age’s 35 under 35 list
Accountancy Age’s 35 under 35 list for 2015 features BKL partner Jon Wedge: ‘Wedge joined BKL in 2004 after studying his A-levels, opting to head
Cutting red tape for SMEs
Writing for the UK200Group, BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments on news that the new Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, aims to help small and medium-sized
Sajid Javid to cut £10bn of red tape
‘Business Secretary Sajid Javid will today promise to cut at least £10bn of red tape over the next five years as part of plans to
