Taxation

Government Hospitality News Taxation 

BUSINESS RATES REFORM OR POLITICAL SOUND BITES? EXPERT QUESTIONS BURNHAM’S TAX PLANS

June 18, 2026 NewsDesk Andy Burnham, Business Costs, business investment, business rates, Business Taxation, Colliers, Commercial Property, Commercial Property Market, commercial real estate, economic growth, Economic Policy, High Street Businesses, Hospitality Industry, John Webber, Land Value Tax, Local Government Finance, Music Venues, Property Sector, Property Tax, Pubs, Retail Property, Retail Sector, Tax Reform, UK business, UK Economy

WHAT AN ANDY BURNHAM GOVERNMENT COULD MEAN FOR BUSINESS RATES As speculation grows over Andy Burnham’s political future and the

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Economy News Taxation 

UK LOSES £4.5BN IN TAX REVENUE AS ILLEGAL TOBACCO TRADE EXPANDS

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk black market trade, cigarette smuggling, contraband cigarettes, counterfeit cigarettes, front shops, HM Treasury, illegal cigarettes UK, illegal manufacturing, illegal tobacco trade, Illicit tobacco, Illicit Trade Prevention Manager, illicit vapes, KPMG report, law enforcement, Managing Director, organised crime, organised crime gangs, Peter Nixon, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Limited, Philip Morris Limited Catherine Goger, public finances, tax revenue loss, tobacco industry, tobacco regulation, tobacco taxation, UK business news, UK cigarette market, UK Economy, UK retail crime

UK ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TRADE REACHES RECORD LEVELS AS CRIMINAL NETWORKS EXPAND OPERATIONS Almost half of all cigarettes consumed in the

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Finance News Taxation 

CAPITAL ON TAP WARNS SMALL BUSINESSES OVER COSTLY P60 DEADLINE MISTAKES

May 26, 2026 NewsDesk accounting, business compliance, business operations, Capital on Tap, employee records, employee tax forms, finance management, finance operations, HMRC, HMRC penalties, National Insurance, P60 deadline, payroll administration, payroll compliance, payroll management, payroll software, payroll systems, small business admin, small business UK, SME finance, tax compliance, tax deadline, tax year, UK business, UK SMEs

Searches for “P60 deadline” have surged by 256 per cent across the UK over the past three months, highlighting growing

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Appointments Taxation 

VAT COMPLEXITY DRIVES SENIOR HIRE AS MOORE KINGSTON SMITH ADDS MARK TREACHER

May 7, 2026 NewsDesk asset finance VAT, banking VAT advisory, construction sector VAT, corporate tax advisory, financial services VAT, indirect tax, indirect tax strategy, leasing business VAT, Mark Treacher, Matt Meadows, mid-market advisory firms, Moore Kingston Smith, private equity tax, professional services firm, real estate VAT, tax advisory services, tax partner appointment, transactional VAT, UK accounting firms, UK professional services, UK tax advisory, VAT advisory, VAT compliance, VAT consulting, VAT recovery

Moore Kingston Smith has appointed VAT specialist Mark Treacher as Partner, strengthening the firm’s indirect tax advisory capabilities as businesses

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Property Taxation 

FROZEN IHT THRESHOLD DRAGS MAJORITY OF LONDON HOMEOWNERS TOWARDS TAX LIABILITY

March 9, 2026 NewsDesk agricultural property relief UK, Alistair Spencer Inheritance Disputes Legal Director Lime Solicitors, business property relief inheritance tax, contested wills UK, estate planning UK, estate tax UK property, frozen inheritance tax threshold, HM Land Registry housing data, inheritance tax planning UK, inheritance tax receipts HMRC, inheritance tax threshold £325000, inheritance tax UK, Julia Rosenbloom Tax Partner Shakespeare Martineau, London housing market analysis, London property prices, pension inheritance tax changes 2027, residence nil rate band UK

RISING LONDON PROPERTY PRICES DRAG MORE HOUSEHOLDS INTO INHERITANCE TAX NET Surging property values in the capital are pushing a

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Finance Taxation 

OUTDATED WILLS COULD COST FAMILIES THOUSANDS IN TAX AND LEGAL DISPUTES

March 5, 2026 NewsDesk blended families inheritance, digital assets estate planning, estate planning advice, estate planning UK, family estate disputes, inheritance tax planning, inheritance tax rules UK, Leap Estates report, private client law UK, S Bish Estate Planning, Steve Bish, will review UK, will update advice, wills and probate UK, writing a will UK

Regular Will Reviews Essential as Inheritance Tax and Complex Family Structures Grow Families across the UK are being urged to

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Entrepreneurship News Taxation 

TAX REFORM TESTS, BUT DOES NOT BREAK, THE APPEAL OF EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTS

January 23, 2026 NewsDesk business exit strategies, Capital Gains Tax UK, CGT changes, Chris Maslin, Employee Ownership Trust, employee ownership UK, EOT sales, founder exit planning, Founder Go EO, Go EO employee ownership advisory, long-term business stewardship, November 2025 Budget, SME succession planning, tax policy UK

Concerns that recent changes to Capital Gains Tax could dampen interest in Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are proving largely unfounded,

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Accounting Appointments Taxation 

NEW PARTNER AND DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS MARK STRATEGIC STEP FOR MOORE KINGSTON SMITH

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 NewsDesk advisory firm promotions, audit and tax services, City of London accountants, corporate audit UK, director promotions professional services, employment tax advisory, financial services audit, Heathrow business advisors, IFRS audit specialists, London, Managing Partner at Moore Kingston Smith, Matt Meadows, Moore Kingston Smith, partner promotions, professional services leadership, UK, UK accountancy firm, UK advisory firm growth, West End accountancy firm

Moore Kingston Smith has reinforced its leadership team with a series of partner and director promotions, reflecting the firm’s focus

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Business Government News Taxation 

LONDON BUSINESSES WARN AUTUMN BUDGET WILL STIFLE GROWTH

November 18, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget, business confidence, business rates, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rachel Reeves, economic growth, employment costs, hiring freeze, Karim Fatehi OBE, London businesses, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Insurance Contributions, Rachel Reeves, redundancies, skills shortages, tax rises, UK Economy

London businesses fear that next week’s Autumn Budget could tighten the squeeze on investment and workforce growth, according to new

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Finance Investment SPONSORED POSTS Taxation 

FROM TAX RELIEF TO STRATEGY: WESTBROOKE ASSOCIATES ON EIS

October 29, 2025October 30, 2025 NewsDesk alternative investments, BROSKI whisky brand, capital gains deferral, Crawley investment firm, EIS explained, EIS investments UK, EIS tax relief, Enterprise Investment Scheme, estate planning, financial advisory, high net worth investors, HMRC approved investments, income tax relief, investment diversification, investment opportunities UK, modular construction investment, sustainable investments, tax planning UK, tax-efficient investing, tax-efficient investments, wealth preservation, Westbrooke Associates, whisky investment UK

In an economic climate where returns are harder to come by and tax considerations are high on the agenda, many

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