Holly Bedford, Corporate Tax Partner at PKF Francis Clark, advised Quantuma on its merger with professional services firm K3 Capital Group. Quantuma employs 250 people across 17 UK locations, alongside offices in Cyprus and Mauritius. K3 said that the merger…
For those businesses that have been hard hit by coronavirus, particularly those that have made or are at risk of making losses, now might be the time to consider changing your accounting year end date. This could offset some of…
Paul Hawksbee, presenter at Talksport, has had the IR35 assessment, raised on his personal service company Kickabout Productions Limited, reinstated following overturn at the Upper Tier Tribunal. Kickabout Productions Limited contracted Mr Hawksbee’s services as a radio presenter to Talksport…
As part of the summer economic statement on 8 July 2020, Rishi Sunak announced changes to temporarily extend the 0% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) band on purchasing residential property (see my earlier blog here). These changes apply to SDLT…
As widely anticipated, in a move to boost confidence in the property market and increase momentum in property transactions, Rishi Sunak has today announced temporarily reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on residential property purchases. The key measures…
Ahead of the changes to the CJRS coming into effect on 1 July, our experts give an overview of the important developments and the steps businesses need to take before making a claim.
When assessing a liability to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) one of the most important questions to answer is whether the transaction involves residential or non-residential property, or a mixture of both. The rates of SDLT differ between residential and…
We have strengthened our Bristol-based team with the appointment of audit partner Paul Putnam and corporate tax senior manager Rob Meredith. Paul and Rob join as we celebrate the first anniversary of opening our office in Victoria Street. An experienced…
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on UK public finances is starting to become clear in official figures. In April, the government borrowed £62.1 billion – more than in any month on record – and the budget deficit could widen…