I have been fortunate to be able to see quite a lot of county championship cricket over the summer. Essex had a marvellous season, winning both the championship and also the T20 competition. Their success was based on teamwork, positive thinking and a never say die...
A favourite tried and trusted technique for Government in raising taxes is to forget to uplift a threshold. Given the effluxion of time and a dose of inflation (albeit the latter has less of an eroding effect in the modern era), more and more tax payers will move...
There were changes introduced into the Public Sector relating to the IR35 rules which came into force 6 April 2017. The changes switched the onus from the PSC to the Public sector engager to decide if IR35 should be applied. If the Public sector body decided that IR35...
HMRC have released data on their Tax Investigations Campaigns showing revenue from January 2015 to March 2017. As you can see from the increase in the chart below, the income achieved from these targeted areas has been significant. Campaign Launched 31/1/2015 (£)...
Are you considering selling a residential property? When is the transaction likely to complete? Have you considered the Capital Gains Tax implications if it isn’t your only and main home? New rules from 6 April 2020 impact sellers of residential property which...
It’s that time of year again – the cold and flu season is upon us. Nowadays, I am always first in the queue to get the flu vaccine, for obvious reasons if you know my recent past…. Three years ago in late February on the Sunday evening I had a sore throat. On the...
