Kay Ingram, director of public policy at LEBC, argues that an increase in probate fees puts an unfair burden on bereaved families and discusses what they can do to avoid being required to pay probate fees and inheritance tax upfront
Bill Dodwell, senior policy adviser at the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), examines the controversial digital services tax on giant online multinationals and considers what tax other countries will introduce as a result
The announcement of the Structures and Building Allowance in the Budget marks the return of an old tax relief revamped for the modern era, says Yvette Nunn CTA, founder of Berkeley Associates
Jason Collins, partner, and Penny Simmons, senior practice development lawyer at Pinsent Masons, look at what companies are doing to prevent tax evasion and what more can be done
Kay Ingram, director of public policy at LEBC, discusses the pensions aspects of the Autumn Budget, including an increase to the lifetime allowance and the introduction of collective defined contributions pensions
Bill Dodwell, senior policy adviser at the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) unpicks one of the rules in the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project which limits the use of treaty shopping through the use of bilateral agreements
Businesses can now pay a mileage rate for work-related journeys in a electric car. Yvette Nunn CTA discusses the uncertainty this will create for business owners when it comes time to file their end-of-year expenses
Jason Collins, partner at Pinsent Masons, examines the implications of DAC 6, the EU’s new mandatory disclosure rules for reinforcing cross-border tax transparency
The increasingly complicated tax rules mean that even the simplest tax return is likely to run into non-compliance issues with the chance of punitive HMRC penalties for failure to file correctly. Yvette Nunn CTA, founder of Berkeley Associates, speaks from experience
Bill Dodwell LLB CTA, senior policy adviser at the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), discusses attempts to reform private sector IR35 rules and what needs to be changed so that employees are identified seperately to the self-employed
Bill Dodwell LLB CTA, senior policy adviser at OTS, considers how the history of PAYE will impact engagers and online platforms following the release of two HMRC consultations
HMRC is giving out mixed messages about compliance with Making Tax Digital for VAT, warns Yvette Nunn, director of Berkeley Associates, after spotting a mistake in guidance released by HMRC in July
A low corporation tax bill does not tell the whole story about Amazon's approach to tax compliance. Chris Denning, head of corporation tax at MHA MacIntyre Hudson argues that there are wider issues at play and job creation, employment taxes and employer NICs
Yvette Nunn, director of Berkeley Associates, discusses the downsides of frozen tax reliefs and how they become meaningless years later when their value drops to a low point
