BRave Business and The Tax Factor

This week Heather Self, Melissa Thomas and Nimesh Shah look ahead to the Budget, discussing electric cars, fuel duty and proposals to remove VAT on loo roll.

Heather also has a grumble about the High-Income Child Benefit charge and trying to guess when Rishi Sunak might call an election (and whether he’ll go off to California afterwards)

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This week on The Tax Factor, Roger Holman and Robert Salter talk about politician’s tax returns and attempt to get to the truth behind media comments.

They also look at employment challenges and share a warning about phishing scams pretending to be from HMRC.

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In this episode we take a look at the challenges of moving goods internationally. How have things changed post-Brexit, what is the new Border Operating Model and what impact will new and proposed trade agreements have on the supply of different types of products to the UK. Joining Declan in the studio are Blick Rothenberg’s Customs Duty Partner Simon Sutcliffe, with our guest Charles Hogg, who is Commercial Director at freight forwarder and customs broker Unsworth.

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This week, Matt Crawford and Rob Goodley look at the Prime Minister’s tax returns, which were released last week, and find them more interesting for what they don’t say than what they do.

There’s a VAT case querying if a product aimed at gym goers is actually confectionery or not. They also look at updated guidance published regarding upcoming changes to CSOP and EMI schemes, and ongoing service issues with HMRC.

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This week on the Tax Factor, Rehana Earle and Ele Theochari look at how ITV’s implementation of HMRC’s off payroll working rules has caused a stir with some of its stars.

They also look at a recent fraud case involving dividend payments called Cum-Ex fraud (sometimes called dividend stripping) and how HMRC is set to be given more powers to deal with tax avoidance scheme promoters.

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This week it’s a Pensions Special, with Blick Rothenberg CEO Nimesh Shah joined by Pensions specialist Martin Reynard.

In this episode they cover all things pensions, including over payment of tax when taking money out of pensions and what the differences are between saving in an ISA versus a pension.

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In this episode we take a look at the key considerations for expanding your UK business to the US. What expansion options are available to you, which kind of businesses tend to succeed, and what are some of the common challenges UK businesses face?

Joining Declan for the conversation are Blick Rothenberg’s US UK Private Client Partner Michael Holland and our guest Brad Doline, Of Counsel at law firm Wilson Sonsini.

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This week on The Tax Factor Matt Crawford and Ele Theochari are talking about the importance of record keeping after a recent tribunal highlighted that the burden of truth can be on the Taxpayer. They also discuss issues with the payrolling of benefits in kind and the debate over when a poppadom is actually a crisp.

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The deadline for Self-Assessment Tax returns is fast approaching, so this week sees Nimesh Shah and Matt Crawford in a special edition of The Tax Factor.

They’ll be looking at some top tips for preparing your tax return as well as the future of Self-Assessment.

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In the first episode of 2024, Heather Self and Roger Holman discuss some of the tax implications from the Post Office scandal, the recent reporting changes to online platforms that have got some sellers concerned, and the tax bill for Darts World champion runner-up Luke

Littler. They also ask: is anything really going to happen with Inheritance Tax?

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