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A new survey has revealed that three-quarters of businesses are unaware of the corporate criminal offences relating to activity which is seen to facilitate tax evasion. On 30 September 2017, the Criminal…

Amid fears that property purchases by people based overseas are pushing up house prices for UK residents, the Government has launched a consultation on applying a one per cent Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)…

At a time when life expectancy is rising and healthcare is forever evolving, many Britons are living for 20 to 30 years after they retire, which is why making adequate preparations for retirement is now…

Employers in the UK are being reminded to take sufficient measures to prepare for the upcoming changes to legislation regarding payroll, which will come into force on the 6 April 2019. The changes to the…

A new Freedom of Information request has revealed that last year only 21,000 people took advantage of a tax scheme that allows a surviving partner to expand their ISA allowance to include funds from their…

In the UK, businesses can only charge their customers VAT if their business has been registered for VAT purposes with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This is one of many rules governing the notoriously…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans for additional tests for EU lawyers – in order for them to practise in England and Wales in the event of a no-deal Brexit – has been cautioned…

A survey of more than 500 trainee solicitors has found that around 25 per cent are being paid below the Law Society’s recommended minimum wage. This is an improvement over the last three years, from…

The voluntary two-year pilot for a fixed-fee scheme in which lawyers will be limited to £80,000 in overall costs began on the 14 January. For those taking part, the pilot will be running for certain business…

Nobody goes into business expecting things to go wrong, but unfortunately, there are a number of reasons shareholders will fall out with one another – and even the smallest disputes can pose big problems…