October 6, 2014
An entertaining question: what’s deductible?
The cost of “business entertainment” isn’t tax-deductible. The following question from a client and...
October 2, 2014
Employment Law Bulletin: October 2014
Babies born or placed through adoption on or after 5 April 2015 will trigger...
September 26, 2014
Does the taxman have you in his sights?
HMRC has started using super-computers to help target individuals and businesses for an in-depth...
September 19, 2014
Options for structuring property purchase
What is the most tax efficient way to acquire a property and what tax...
September 17, 2014
IHT and a PSC
While it is not usually possible to trace through gifts of cash for the...
September 17, 2014
Gift to son
How to deal with shares in a personal service company where the cash reserves...
September 10, 2014
Payroll Reporting in RTI
In April 2013, HM Revenue & Customs introduced new payroll reporting procedures, requiring payroll...
September 2, 2014
Employment Law Bulletin: September 2014
The holidays are over – and it’s “back tae auld claes and porridge” (old...
August 20, 2014
Tricky Trust
Can a client with three private residences sell two of them to a trust...
August 11, 2014
Don’t state the obvious
Logos and slogans are both key ways of marketing your firm, but it’s important...
August 1, 2014
Tax Journal: The FA 2014 legislation on follower notices
What is the purpose of a follower notice and other questions answered on HMRC’s...
July 31, 2014
Lease surrenders: overpaid SDLT and VAT?
If you have previously paid irrecoverable VAT, SDLT or both on the surrender of...