Ch Ch changes

Ch Ch changes Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 last month and it was pretty much as expected, given the limited options to raise taxes. In my pre budget blog last month I asked whether capital gains tax rates would increase...

Ashes to Ashes?

On the 20 March 2010 the first eruption started that caused the Icelandic Ash Cloud (remember that).  In that same week on 24 March 2010 the late Alaistair Darling delivered the last budget for the Labour party.  By the time the eruptions finished in June 2010, Labour...

It’s not what they say it’s what they don’t say

“Is it over yet” is the equivalent of “are we there yet” when it comes to General Elections.  Luckily I was away the first 2 weeks of June and escaped the delights of politicians talking (insert own alternative description here). Tax is always an issue come General...

Research & Development (R & D) changes

R & D tax relief enable companies to claim credit for expenditure on R & D costs in the form of a tax credit or enhanced deduction for expenses on R & D and have proved very popular over the last few years. As a result, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have...