Not simples: the ins and outs of IHT liability
The Daily Telegraph recently carried the cautionary tale of Mr Glyne Harris who had acted as administrator of the estate of Helena McDonald. Mr Harris
Readers’ forum: In trust
Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan responds to a reader’s query on rollover relief and stamp duty land tax on property for
Making Tax Digital and VAT: are you ready?
Over the next few years, the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative will make UK tax administration very different for businesses. HMRC is striving to
Webinar: Family Investment Companies
If you missed our tax webinar on Family Investment Companies (FICs) then you can watch it here. Some of the questions tackled were: What do
Micro management: dealing with property under FRS 105
Some common questions we receive from property investment clients are: do we really have to include so much information on our property values and various
Employment Law Bulletin: May 2018
With the gender pay gap reports now published, we know that there is a significant gender pay gap in the UK with men at many
Coping with an HMRC investigation
During the 2015/2016 financial year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) estimated that £34 billion in tax was undeclared. Earlier this year it advised the Treasury
Kapoor: don’t ask if you don’t want to know
Sometimes in life, if you don’t want to know the answer (or, worse, if you are going to ignore it) it’s better not to ask
Child Disbenefit: the HICBC
It’s now over five years since the High Income Child Benefit Charge (“HICBC”) was introduced. Broadly, this recovers some or all of any Child Benefit
