In the recent tax First Tier Tribunal (FTT) Potter case, it was ruled that the company activities were the key when determining whether it was a trading company for Entrepreneurs’ Relief, even when the majority of income and assets were derived from investment bonds....
After extensive lobbying by affected taxpayers, MPs and other interested parties the Government last week finally announced a fresh review of the controversial loan charge. Whilst this is welcome, a healthy portion of scepticism is required as the make-up of the...
Delays to R & D tax credit claims Richard Coombs, Tax Partner at Bates Weston reports that HMRC are currently taking up to 90 days to process R & D tax credit claims compared to the expected 28 day response. “Clients will need to be aware of the impact...
Is it too late for Inheritance Tax planning after death? The now famous quote from Benjamin Franklin that there are only two certain things in life: death and taxes still holds true. As tax advisors, we are often in a situation where we have to deal with both at the...
HMRC has decided to dispel some of the myths it believes surround Making Tax Digital for VAT. Among the myths they are challenging is that businesses don’t know MTD is happening or what to do. They maintain that more than 80% of businesses had already started to...
