August 2015

Scottish Conservatives’ plans to attract wealthy

‘Scotland must use its new financial powers to attract wealthy English taxpayers, Ruth Davidson has said. The Scottish Tory leader has championed increasing the number

More on BTLs

Further to our earlier note, we’ve had an observation from Philip Nickson, FCA, one of our readers, which we’d like to share. Philip draws attention

HMRC’s raid on buy-to-lets: what should you do?

Two important tax reliefs At present, in working out the amount of profit liable to tax on a residential buy-to-let If the property is let

New move to boost first-time buyer options

Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce that the government’s rural productivity plan will include measures to allow family homes to be built on farmland

SMEs shunning finance for ‘self-sufficiency’?

BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments via the UK200Group on a new study that suggests SMEs are shunning finance for ‘self-sufficiency’. “The conclusion I would

Webinar: Tax aspects of relationship breakdown

If you missed our tax webinar on tax aspects of relationship breakdown, you can watch it here. The webinar was hosted by BKL tax partners

King’s Cross up for sale

‘The government has announced the sale of its stake in the land around London’s King’s Cross station. The taxpayer’s 36.5% stake in the King’s Cross

Ministers say airport retailers must pass on VAT savings

‘David Gauke, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has called on airport retailers to cut their prices, after it emerged that they are claiming millions

Alphabet Shares

This note outlines the key features of planning using “alphabet shares”. It is not intended to be comprehensive and in some areas over-simplifies for clarity.