June 4, 2020
Financial Focus: Summer 2020
In the Summer 2020 issue of Financial Focus, our wealth management team looks at: Holding...
June 1, 2020
The (Ver)milion-dollar question revisited: share options
Last year, we reported on a case in which the First-tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) surprisingly held that...
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus survey: understanding the impact
As the coronavirus lockdown continues, so do the challenges it presents to people and...
May 22, 2020
You know what I mean: statutory construction
In construing legislation, the basic assumption is that the law means what it is...
May 20, 2020
Taxpayer completes victory: VAT recovery on self-build
If you build your own home from scratch, you can make a claim to...
May 14, 2020
Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund
Updated 1 June In response to coronavirus, the UK Government has provided support for...
May 6, 2020
Employment Allowance 2020/21
Employment Allowance allows eligible employers to reduce their Employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NIC) by...
May 6, 2020
Apprenticeship levy 2020/21
The apprenticeship levy, a monthly tax on big businesses, was introduced by the government...
May 5, 2020
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme: check your eligibility
In March, we reported on the UK Government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, through which...
May 5, 2020
Coronavirus and VAT relief: temporary zero rating of PPE
Updated for 3 July 2020 HMRC has been announcing VAT reliefs to help people...
May 1, 2020
Read all about it a bit earlier: zero-rating of e-publications brought forward
We reported in January on a Tribunal decision to the effect that ‘digital newspapers’...
May 1, 2020
Coronavirus: latest updates for businesses and individuals
The UK Government’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19), announced in the Chancellor’s Budget 2020 speech and...