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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
Keep it in the family: how to run a family office
A ‘family office’ enables a family to outsource the management of its wealth holding structures, and other administrative or strategic functions, to a trusted group of advisors or individuals.
CIOT President's page: A smorgasbord of tax (December 2025)
Any tax-raising Budget will have losers and, as economists note, the optimal way to raise taxes is to apply wide measures to the broadest base.
Farm survival: managing disposals and development
The government’s planned changes to restricted inheritance tax relief have sparked major concern across the farming community, according to a recent survey by the Country Land and Business Asso
CEO Welcome: New starts for us all (December 2025)
On 21 October, the government announced major reforms to the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervision framework.
ATT Welcome: Reflection and resilience (December 2025)
Traditionally, chancellors disappeared from public view for at least a month before Budget Day, re-emerging only on the Sunday before the Budget to appear on political TV programmes.
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.
