BRave Business and The Tax Factor
Brought to you by accounting, tax, audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg BRave Business is aimed at entrepreneurial businesses, we focus on providing market updates, practical guidance, timely insights, and professional opinions from industry experts, helping you make informed decisions for your business. The Tax Factor is a weekly podcast with our expert team looking at the news and updates in the world of tax and providing analysis of what it might mean for you.
Episodes
This week Rob Goodley and Ele Theochari look at a High Income Child Benefit charge case where the use of Chat GPT caused some confusion, but does it mean that more people will rely on AI in their submissions, possibly causing mayhem?
They also discuss how a spreadsheet rounding error to two decimal places led to a shareholder not meeting the threshold for Business Asset disposal relief and how BlackRock has lost an appeal relat...
In this week’s episode, Rehanna Earle and Melissa Thomas look at the latest IR35 case involving Scottish footballer Neil McCann and his employment with SKY, the future of Body Shop after entering administration and seeking a CVA to reduce the company’s tax bill when it returns to profitability, and the impact of the new HMRC VAT penalty points system.
They then look at the lure of Italy as a remote working destination.
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This week, Heather and Roger are talking about Labour’s proposals to clamp down on “tax dodgers”, what they’re planning to do about non-doms, the impact the plans are already having, and the tax shock that some pensioners might now be facing.
But most importantly, they talk about marshmallows.
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In this episode we take a look at the UK’s Research & Development Tax regime: what is it, how does it work and how and why is it changing? What does all that mean for entrepreneurial businesses and how can they improve their chances of qualifying for this essential relief?
Joining Declan in the studio to debate all of this is Blick Rothenberg’s R&D Manager Chris Heath.
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Accountants are lucky people getting two ‘New Years’ to celebrate: the real one and the tax one.
This week on the Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Heather Self are looking back at the 23/24 tax year, what’s coming up for 24/25, and they also share their new tax year resolutions.
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This week CEO Nimesh Shah is joined by Corporate Tax Partner Neil Insull as they look at the monthly tax stats, particularly the Government's major increase in tax receipts this year. Revisiting the Spring Budget, they question if the changes to Multiple Dwellings Relief were really thought through, and Neil takes a look at the first manifesto ahead of the General Election from The Reform Party, who have some interesting ideas.
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This week Matt Crawford and Ele Theochari look at a recent High Income Child Benefit charge win for the taxpayer, the effect of a crackdown in the R&D tax industry, and changes to minimum wage and sick pay.
They also talk about HMRC announcing it was to close its phonelines on the 19 March only to change its mind less than 24 hours later.
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This week Rob Goodley and Rehanna Earle look at the fallout from the Spring Budget and wonder if the Government really wants to make the non-dom changes or just leave a bit of a mess for a new Government to fix.
HMRC have launched a consultation to attempt to clamp down on rogue tax advisors, whilst it's been announced that the Government Gateway website is being replaced (but it’s going to be three years until we see it).
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There’s only one topic of conversation in this week’s Tax Factor: The Budget.
Nimesh and Heather discuss all things property, Non-Doms and Child benefit.
Is all the evidence pointing to an Autumn election?
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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 forw...
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.
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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In this week’s episode – which is not only our Christmas special but also the last episode of 2023 - Nimesh and Heather look back over the year in tax.
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