Monthly Archives: February 2018
Just a few weeks to the end of the tax year
The 5 April 2018, is the next key marker for tax advisors, the end of the current tax year. Why is this date especially important? Each tax year, taxpayers are granted a number of tax-free allowances, exemptions and reliefs, and … Continue reading
Inheritance tax due for a shakeup
The government has tasked the department charged with simplifying our present tax system with taking a fresh look at inheritance task. The scope of their review has just been published. It says: The review will consider how key aspects of … Continue reading
Requirement to correct tax due on offshore assets
A new legal requirement is included in the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 that creates an obligation for anyone who has undeclared UK tax liabilities that involve offshore matters or transfers to disclose the relevant information about this non-compliance to … Continue reading
This takes the biscuit
In a recent hearing before a tax tribunal, HMRC led the charge to insist that bicarbonate of soda (BoS) was a chemical not a food of a kind used for human consumption. Why was this important? HMRC had issued an … Continue reading
Intellectual property and Brexit
The Intellectual Property Office has issued commentary on the future of intellectual property (IP) issues following Brexit. We have copied in blow some of their comments to clarify various issues for companies with existing registered IP, or that have applications … Continue reading
