Historical Taxes – The Window Tax

Historical Taxes – The Window Tax

Last week was another in which readers received a Newsletter full of the “t” word, plus copious coverage of all our Political Parties’ fiscal pledges. Tax Tuesday therefore resists a technical offering today. Instead we take you down memory lane with Historical Taxes...
Selling to an Employee Ownership Trust

Selling to an Employee Ownership Trust

Until quite recently, Tax Tuesday might have outlined the options for a company owner’s “exit” in terms of a trade sale, a management buy-out, a family succession, and (in exceptional circumstances) a flotation. Since 2014, however, we have had Selling to an Employee...
It’s about saving your clients tax, isn’t it?

It’s about saving your clients tax, isn’t it?

It’s about saving your clients tax, isn’t it? A conversation with the MD of an engineering company last week confirmed something which the author of Tax Tuesday has long known to be true. Until a client has received good tax advice and planning, they typically don’t...
The Tax Merits of the Limited Company

The Tax Merits of the Limited Company

The long-term march towards an overwhelmingly incorporated UK continues unabated. Only very recently, City AM reported that 4,890 out of 10,400 UK law firms (ie 47%) are now operating as limited companies, up from 32% five years ago. Even in the professions, the...
The Case for a Registered Pension Scheme

The Case for a Registered Pension Scheme

The Case for a Registered Pension Scheme is our offering for this week. In our opinion, this is something which virtually all of us should take seriously (and invest more in), because the tax benefits of the UK’s approved pensions regime are, to be frank, outstanding....
The Challenges of VAT

The Challenges of VAT

We are very conscious that you received a double dose of you-know-what last week, with our tax-filled monthly newsletter arriving on top of Tax Tuesday. So, today, here is some light relief (still from the fiscal world), an item which you might find entertaining and...