Tax Online Blog

In this article I consider what options the government has for using tax reform to help restore the public finances following the coronavirus pandemic, in particular in relation to the taxation of... Read more

Introduction Employee Ownership Trusts (“EOTs”) were launched in 2014 as a tax-efficient way of transferring ownership of a company. The EOTs were designed to encourage a more collegiate ownership of... Read more

The Court of Appeal has found that the system whereby a universal credit claimant is treated as receiving two payments of salary in an assessment period in which they are paid early (because the... Read more

We are delighted to host our 2nd Property Tax Conference on 21 October 2020. Read more

Social Investment Tax Relief is under review. Chris Williams, co-author of Capital Gains Tax Relief for SMEs and Entrepreneurs, looks at the options. Read more

Julie Butler and Fred Butler examine the growing attraction of rollover relief. Read more

In light of COVID-19, Julie Butler gives planning advice to tax advisers with clients with farming and equine interests. Read more

We are delighted to host our 4th Taxation of Owner-Managed Businesses Conference on 30 September 2020. Read more

A new clause and schedule to the current Finance Bill sets out how coronavirus support payments will be taxed, how overpayments will be recovered, and the severe penalties chargeable where businesses... Read more

For some time, HMRC have been lobbying to become preferred creditors on liquidation of a company. Under current rules, secured creditors are paid first and all unsecured creditors (HMRC included) are... Read more