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Tax | Employee ownership trusts as an exit option

Greg Vincent, partner at Morr & Co LLP considers the tax pros and cons of using employee ownership trusts (EOTs) as an exit strategy for LLPs and accountancy firms, despite rise in rate of capital gains tax

21 Apr 2026

Tax | Brits quitting the Gulf over war have 60-day tax window

With nearly 50,000 Brits estimated to have upped sticks and returned to the UK due to the war in the Middle East, complex statutory residence test (SRT) rules, benefits in kind and critical day counts could trigger high tax bills

15 Apr 2026

Tax | 250k sign up to MTD but two thirds are accountants

One week since Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became mandatory, HMRC confirms 250,000 signed up but mostly accountants and agents, not individual landlords and self employed

14 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: property investment company and IHT

In this week’s Q&A, David Woolley, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, examines the inheritance tax reliefs from seven-year rule to group shares and potentially exempt transfers

14 Apr 2026

Tax | 69% of SMEs have never used e-invoicing

Many small businesses do not understand requirements for electronic invoicing and this issue is likely to become more problematic with HMRC move to compulsory e-invoices from 2028

13 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC to clamp down on director’s loan accounts

In a sweeping consultation, HMRC plans draconian reporting requirements on director’s loan accounts and participator loans to connected companies

10 Apr 2026

Tax | Changes to writing down allowances require split year calculation

HMRC clarifies how to calculate the main rate of writing down allowance after 4% cut if chargeable period straddles two financial years

8 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: holdover relief on gifts

In this week’s Q&A, Rebecca Walters, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains holdover relief restrictions when gifting shares to offspring in a family owned business

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Increase in tax on dividends, directors’ loan interest rate rise, business asset disposal relief hike, frozen thresholds, inheritance tax for farmers and family businesses, Making Tax Digital starts, CIS, and more

7 Apr 2026

Tax | Business tax changes from 1 April 2026

Penalties for late filing of CT returns double, end of free HMRC software, cut in capital allowance rates, road tax increases, and more

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Apr – Sep 2026

Key dates for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax registration and new HMRC tax adviser register

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: reclaiming VAT on company cars

In this week’s Q&A, Joshua Hamley-Deane, tax adviser at Croner, explains the differences between recovering input tax on leased and purchased cars for mixed use

31 Mar 2026

Tax | Treasury shoots down call for six-month pension pot IHT deadline

Minister rules out any change to standard six-month deadline to pay inheritance tax to HMRC regardless of any complexities related to pension pots

31 Mar 2026

Tax | Business property relief changes: tax and succession planning

Owners of family businesses have some options after major erosion of tax advantage of business property relief (BPR) and interaction with inheritance tax, explain Julia Lewis, partner, and Daniel Watson, senior associate at Hunters Law LLP

31 Mar 2026

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Tax | Crypto investors could cut CGT tax bill this April

Falling value of crypto since start of 2026 means investors are sitting on losses that could be used to reduce capital gains tax (CGT) bills

24 Mar 2026

Tax | Trustee tax planning: IHT cap on excluded property trusts

A last minute inheritance tax concession on excluded property trusts still leaves trustees with a complex landscape of long-term residency and tail periods to manoeuvre, explain Kate Johnson, partner, and Caroline Russell, senior associate at Wedlake Bell LLP

24 Mar 2026

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Tax | Employee ownership trusts as an exit option

Tax | Brits quitting the Gulf over war have 60-day tax window

Tax | 250k sign up to MTD but two thirds are accountants

Tax | Q&A: property investment company and IHT

Tax | 69% of SMEs have never used e-invoicing

Tax | HMRC to clamp down on director’s loan accounts

Tax | Changes to writing down allowances require split year calculation

Tax | Q&A: holdover relief on gifts

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Tax | Business tax changes from 1 April 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Apr – Sep 2026

Tax | Q&A: reclaiming VAT on company cars

Tax | Treasury shoots down call for six-month pension pot IHT deadline

Tax | Business property relief changes: tax and succession planning

Tax | Crypto investors could cut CGT tax bill this April

Tax | Trustee tax planning: IHT cap on excluded property trusts