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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 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

This article concerns the recent case of Powell v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 528 (TC).

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

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.

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.

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

The history of inheritance tax can be traced back well over a century, and for much of that time death duties posed challenges for the continuity of family farms and businesses.

Family investment companies (FICs) are frequently touted by tax advisers as the silver bullet to a client’s estate planning problems.

The merged research and development (R&D) tax relief scheme was introduced for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024.