Blog24th Sep 2020
It has been widely speculated that there may have been Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) reforms announced in this year’s Autumn Statement, which could have had a significant impact on the net proceeds on transactions from late 2020 onwards. If you…
By Doug Martin
View moreBlog17th Sep 2020
Before lockdown, a member of our specialist food & drink team dined at The Kitchin in Edinburgh where they were impressed by a brilliant document (see below) illustrating where Michelin Star Chef, Tom Kitchin sources each of the ingredients used…
View moreBlog16th Sep 2020
HMRC have confirmed this week that another two people have been arrested in connection with a suspected £70,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) fraud. These follow the first arrests in July in connection with alleged furlough fraud with a suspected…
View moreBlog15th Sep 2020
Effective Joint Venture Accounting and Contract Compliance in an E&P Operator are vital for all parties involved and those who share in a venture. They are the first line of defence processes that provide assurance and comfort to the owners…
View moreBlog14th Sep 2020
An increasing number of HMRC scam calls are being made, where the caller pretends to be from HMRC in order to try and obtain bank details from their victim. These callers can be extremely convincing, even sometimes coming from a…
View moreBlog14th Sep 2020
An increasing number of HMRC scam calls are being made, where the caller pretends to be from HMRC in order to try and obtain bank details from their victim. These callers can be extremely convincing, even sometimes coming from a…
View moreBlog10th Sep 2020
From the 6 April 2018, the treatment of termination payments changed with the calculation of the Post Employment Notice Period ‘PENP,’ becoming a legislative requirement in order to establish the correct tax and National Insurance treatment of payments being made.…
View moreBlog9th Sep 2020
The zero–rate relief for charity advertising has provided significant benefits for charities since its introduction for newspaper advertising in 1986. Over the years, there have been a number of changes to the relief which have generally extended the scope to cover broadcast…
View moreBlog7th Sep 2020
With April 2021 creeping up on us, businesses in the private sector must ensure they are ready to face the delayed IR35 off-payroll working reform head on to ensure compliance with the legislation. This will mean taking the time now…
View moreBlog27th Aug 2020
Following on from the Spring Budget 2020, the Government has announced that they are now consulting on the eligible expenditure that can be included in Research and Development (“R&D”) tax credit claims. The last formal consultation on the qualifying cost…
View moreBlog25th Aug 2020
As lockdown starts to ease allowing national and international travel to slowly increase, and employers start finalising their plans to open office doors again, there are lots of unknowns around what the ‘norm’ will be for businesses going forward. Will…
View moreBlog24th Aug 2020
After weeks of lockdown, and searching for some much needed escape from COVID news, I came across BBC 2’s latest documentary “Inside Monaco: Playground of the Rich”. It allowed for a fascinating insight into this country which has extraordinary wealth,…
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