BRave Business and The Tax Factor

Sustainability: everybody talks about it, but in this episode we look at the business case for it. What do you actually have to do, beyond the cliches, and how can you prove that you mean what you say? Joining Declan for this discussion are Jim Brown from Blick Rothenberg, Charlotte Pumford from Vivobarefoot and Paul Lewis from Seismic. 

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This week Rob Goodley is joined by a new voice on the Tax Factor, Blick Rothenberg Head of Private client, John Bull.

They look at HMRC’s interest in ‘side hustles’, what we learnt from the Chancellor at the Labour Party conference, and the potential for an exit tax. We also pay tribute to John Brown, the man who successfully argued a Jaffa cake was a cake!

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This week, Heather Self is joined by pensions expert Martin Reynard. They discuss whether the Chancellor could fill some of her £22Bn gap with a reduction on tax relief on pension contributions or the tax-free lump sum.

They also look at the impact of a ruling on the employment status of football referees and Heather disappoints Martin when she reveals that if Blick Rothenberg gives him a suit it’s a taxable benefit!

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Our fifty-first podcast is brought to you by Matt Crawford and Melissa Thomas.  This week they look at the European Court of Justice upholding a 2016 decision that Ireland is required to recover 13 billion Euros from Apple and the Upper Tier Tribunal sides with HMRC in their case against Stuart Barnes regarding his employment status.

Matt discusses changes to the data employers are required to provide to HMRC regarding hours worked by employees and Melissa discusses how HMRC is an unlikely fan of the Oasis reunion.

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It’s our 50th episode this week, this time with Heather Self and Ele Theochari.

In this episode we look back at some of the tax stories from the last year, current proposals to take VAT off sunscreen, fraudulent R&D claims, and if having a snail farm could save you some tax!

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Nimesh Shah and Heather Self look at what we can learn from Kier Starmer’s speech and what might happen in the Budget.

If the Government’s hands are tied on the big 4 taxes, are we looking at minor changes in the Budget? Where will the billions come from: frozen allowances, Fuel Duty, Air Passenger Duty, Capital Gains Tax, Pensions Relief or a more wholesale reform of the tax system? Would it be more courageous to break the manifesto pledge and put Income Tax up?

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The Tax Factor returns from its Summer break with Roger Holman and Neil Insull.

They waste no time in giving their top 5 predictions for the October Budget and, in VAT news, how the First Tier Tribunal have decided hair loss treatment could not be zero-rated as hair loss is not a ‘disability’.

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A special post-Election episode recorded the morning of 5 July.

Nimesh Shah and Heather Self share their post-Election analysis and discuss the potential implications of the new Government's policies.

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In this episode, as the General Election rolls into its final week, Heather Self and Neil Insull discuss some of the challenges for the new Government (whoever it will be), the reality of the ‘tax gap’ and why it is what it is. They also look at what businesses hope to see from the tax system.

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We’re already halfway through the General Election campaign and one thing you can bet on is that our experts have the lowdown on the parties’ tax commitments and promises.

This week, Rehana Earle and Robert Salter investigate the Labour and Reform UK Manifestos. Do both parties really understand the nuances and details of the tax system and do the numbers add up?

Finally, Robert looks at a partial victory for a taxpayer against HMRC in the first-tier tribunal.

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