Spring Budget 2017 and End of Year Tax Planning
This year’s budget did not bring a great deal for advisors to get their teeth into. There are some points that will certainly affect millions of taxpayers though, so we have summarised the key points …
The Dog Ate My….
The Dog Ate My [Homework] Tax Return There has been much publicity recently regarding the funny [!?] HMRC Press Release regarding failed excuses for failing to file Tax Returns on time. Generally, the ‘joke’ seems …
Private Residence Relief Denied – A Oliver
The tax law surrounding the sale of residences and Private Residence Relief continues to cause disputes between taxpayers and HMRC. With the disparity between capital gains tax rates on most assets and the higher rate …
Open letter to ICAEW President – Subscriptions and Tax
Subject: Subscriptions and Tax To the ICAEW President, Imagine a world in which the Government suggested that a lawyer should be fined if their barrister lost a case. What would be the reaction of the …
Manuel alive and well and working in Whitehall – Tax Avoidance Deterrents
After the recent tragic death of Andrew Sachs, there are rumours that his spirit for competence lives on in our legislation. TAX AVOIDANCE DETERRENTS An open question for the above. How do the current proposals …