No more Mr Nice Guy: HMRC get tough on offshore accounts
Once upon a time, HMRC’s effective powers to find out about undisclosed offshore accounts were in many cases pretty limited. In an unusual display of
Inheritance Tax and UK residential property: new rules for non-doms
The government has decided that from 6 April 2017, all UK residential property should come within the scope of UK Inheritance Tax (IHT), regardless of
English segregation: use of losses
Occasionally one’s response to an assertion is “that can’t possibly be right”: but without quite being able to identify the flaw in the argument. It’s
Autumn Budget 2017: capital gains and consultation
The Autumn 2017 Budget speech may have caused you to ponder whether Westminster had turned into Wonderland. The Chancellor promised cash giveaways for the NHS,
Employment Law Bulletin: December 2017
In this month’s edition of our employment law bulletin, we focus on maternity leave. What follows is a brief guide to some of the main
Partnerships: a contractor’s overview
Writing for Contractor UK, BKL tax partner David Whiscombe discusses the attractions of partnerships and limited liability partnerships to independent professionals choosing a structure through
Auto enrolment: employers’ ongoing duties
The legislation surrounding auto enrolment in workplace pensions has now been in effect for five years. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has won its first criminal
Video: Autumn Budget 2017 Business Tax Update
Anthony Newgrosh, our Head of Business Tax, discusses key tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget 2017. In this video, we look at: Business tax
Video: Autumn Budget 2017 Property Update
Myfanwy Neville, our Head of Property, explains how the Autumn Budget 2017 announcements will affect the property sector. In this video, we cover: The key
Property update: Autumn Budget 2017
Property update: Breaking down the Budget – Autumn Budget 2017 and the property market Following the Autumn Budget, we held a property event on 6 December.
