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.
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.
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
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.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment – to give it the formal name – arrives on 6 April 2026.
A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court has provided long-awaited clarity on VAT obligations for private hire operators outsi
One of the first practical rules I learnt in tax was that appeals against assessments should be made within 30 days.
This is a story of success – although one where investment is needed today to develop the future.
Simon York CBE is a former Director of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service and has spent his career in tax and financial investigation.
HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap was published on 21 July 2025 and is an extensive vision for HMRC’s future and the future UK tax system (see tinyurl.com/bdd
Yachts and horses have often been grouped together as targets for HMRC with regards to private usage.