Issue : Vol 188, Issue 4805

This week's opinion: 19 August 2021

Pillars of reform

Savings for the whole family?

Under an umbrella

Turn of the screw

Fit for purpose?

Rental costs Are rental costs on working away from home deductible? I have a number of self-employed clients who are frequently away from home on work projects lasting several months at a time....

Setting up a new firm and finding clients.

Inheritance tax due on excluded property trust.

Construction scheme industry registration for NewCo converting a hotel.

VAT on long-term accommodation.

Plastic packaging tax HMRC has updated its guidance on plastic packaging tax, expanding the section on liability to the tax for businesses which perform the ‘last substantial modification’...

Expenditure on research and development (R&D) performed in the UK rose by £1.3bn (3.4%) to £38.5bn in 2019; but this was the lowest percentage growth since 2013, according to figures...

The number of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) tax investigations by HMRC has fallen by 75% in the past year, from 2,096 in 2019-20 to 529 in 2020-21, shows research from Boodle Hatfield.The law firm...

More than 91% of medium-sized businesses support the idea of changing the tax year to 31 December to help simplify the tax system, according to new research from BDO.This is one of the dates being...