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Lights, pixels, action: the UK creative industries
Experiencing a delay on the way to my firm’s Glasgow office recently because the shooting of the latest Spiderman film had taken over the city centre, I reflected on just how successful our cre
The rules of CIS: a guide for subcontractors
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a complex system that affects a wide range of businesses involved in UK construction work, including many that may not realise they fall within its sco
Visitor accommodation registration and levy: a new Welsh tax
The Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (VARLA 2025) received Royal Assent in September 2025, marking a major step in the evolution of Welsh tax powers.
Choosing your lane: tax-efficient vehicle fleets
Businesses often underestimate how much tax shapes behaviour. Consider the 5p charge on plastic bags: a minor levy that fundamentally shifted consumer habits almost overnight.
Searching questions: artificial intelligence in tax education
Artificial intelligence – or AI – two of the most talked about letters in recent years!
Party conferences: the politics of tax
A year into the new parliament, tax is proving one of the government’s biggest headaches: the tax rises that have already happened (employer national insurance (NI)),
Unpaid corporation tax: third-party collection
My article ‘Unpaid employment taxes: shifting liability’ in the September issue of Tax Adviser outlined HMRC’s powers to collect unpaid PAYE and NICs from employees and persons other t
Medpro: the treatment of appeals filed after statutory deadlines
One of the first practical rules I learnt in tax was that appeals against assessments should be made within 30 days.
