Brought to you by accounting, tax, audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg BRave Business is aimed at entrepreneurial businesses, we focus on providing market updates, practical guidance, timely insights, and professional opinions from industry experts, helping you make informed decisions for your business. The Tax Factor is a weekly podcast with our expert team looking at the news and updates in the world of tax and providing analysis of what it might mean for you.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 hours 36 minutes
The Tax Factor - Episode 40 - VAT on school fees, confidentiality at tribunals and a third appeal failure for Kwik Fit
This week on The Tax Factor Matt Crawford and Rob Goodley look at the ups and downs of avoiding potential VAT on private school fees.
Former Chancellor Nadim Zahawi discussed his settlement with HMRC in a recent interview and Rob looks at what the reported penalty imposed might tell us about the case. They then explore the principals of anonymity of taxpayers making appeals as well as the unallowable purpose rule on tax deductions for companies after Kwik Fit loses a third appeal...
The Tax Factor – Episode 39 - Self-assessment, HMRC pay rises, and tax relief for the games industry
This week, Rehana Earle and Roger Holman are talking about the tax return rule changes that have taken over three hundred thousand people out of self-assessment. They also look at the unscheduled pay increase HMRC have given their staff to remain compliant, and share their views on whether the same kind of tax relief that was announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget for the film, TV and theatre industries should be extended to the UK games industry.
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BRave Business - Episode 15: Pay Equity – What’s going on with Gender Pay Gap and Pay Transparency’
In this episode we take a look at the topic of the gender pay gap, pay equality and pay transparency. What are they, why are they important and what are the challenges business face in implementing these directives?
And joining Declan to debate all of this are Blick Rothenberg’s Reward Services Partner Stuart Hyland and Azets’ Group Chief People Officer Claire Jepras.
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The Tax Factor – Episode 38 - PAYE, Politics & Poppadoms
This week on The Tax factor, Heather Self is joined by Tomm Adams – as a recent new starter at Blick Rothenberg Heather recommends he check his PAYE code to ensure he’s getting the correct allowances.
They then look at the changes in tax brought about through devolution in Scotland, and provide an update on a VAT case we’ve been following as crisp giant Walkers plans to appeal the tribunal decision on the VAT status of Sensations Poppadoms.
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The Tax Factor - Episode 37 - Chat GPT, spreadsheet rounding errors and BlackRock loses UK Tax appeal
This week Rob Goodley and Ele Theochari look at a High Income Child Benefit charge case where the use of Chat GPT caused some confusion, but does it mean that more people will rely on AI in their submissions, possibly causing mayhem?
They also discuss how a spreadsheet rounding error to two decimal places led to a shareholder not meeting the threshold for Business Asset disposal relief and how BlackRock has lost an appeal relating to UK tax it sought to reclaim on its...
The Tax Factor – Episode 36 – Footballers, foot lotion, sneaky VAT penalties and Italy
In this week’s episode, Rehanna Earle and Melissa Thomas look at the latest IR35 case involving Scottish footballer Neil McCann and his employment with SKY, the future of Body Shop after entering administration and seeking a CVA to reduce the company’s tax bill when it returns to profitability, and the impact of the new HMRC VAT penalty points system.
They then look at the lure of Italy as a remote working destination.
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The Tax Factor - Episode 35 - Marshmallows, tax dodgers, non-doms and pensioners
This week, Heather and Roger are talking about Labour’s proposals to clamp down on “tax dodgers”, what they’re planning to do about non-doms, the impact the plans are already having, and the tax shock that some pensioners might now be facing.
But most importantly, they talk about marshmallows.
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BRave Business - Episode 14: Demystifying R&D Tax Relief
In this episode we take a look at the UK’s Research & Development Tax regime: what is it, how does it work and how and why is it changing? What does all that mean for entrepreneurial businesses and how can they improve their chances of qualifying for this essential relief?
Joining Declan in the studio to debate all of this is Blick Rothenberg’s R&D Manager Chris Heath.
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The Tax Factor - Episode 34 - The end of the (tax) year show
Accountants are lucky people getting two ‘New Years’ to celebrate: the real one and the tax one.
This week on the Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Heather Self are looking back at the 23/24 tax year, what’s coming up for 24/25, and they also share their new tax year resolutions.
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The Tax Factor – Episode 33 - Bumper tax receipts, the problems with Multiple Dwellings Relief and the Reform Party manifesto
This week CEO Nimesh Shah is joined by Corporate Tax Partner Neil Insull as they look at the monthly tax stats, particularly the Government's major increase in tax receipts this year. Revisiting the Spring Budget, they question if the changes to Multiple Dwellings Relief were really thought through, and Neil takes a look at the first manifesto ahead of the General Election from The Reform Party, who have some interesting ideas.
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