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New addition to the CK Private Client Team CK are pleased to welcome Charlotte Moore to the Private Client Team. Charlotte has been working in personal tax for the past 10 years and is experienced in all areas of personal tax planning and compliance. Charlotte has a...

Covid-19 support schemes latest

Ongoing change to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘furlough’ scheme) and Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) creates the potential for inadvertent errors. We outline recent changes here, but for full information on how the schemes work,...

Uber and you

The Uber case on worker status, recently decided in the Supreme Court, has important practical lessons for businesses. The judgment held that Uber taxi-drivers were not self-employed contractors: they were ‘workers’. This is a specific status in employment...

Biggest tax cut ever? The new super deduction

‘Bold and unprecedented’. That was the Chancellor’s description of the new 130% super deduction for expenditure on new qualifying plant and machinery announced in the Budget. The headlines were that for every pound invested, tax is cut by up to 25p....

Budget big freeze

Personal taxes, capital taxes, pensions. No dramatic announcements. But Chancellors can create considerable change through low-key tactics, and the Budget freeze for various rates and allowances until 5 April 2026 will impact many people. Personal tax Initially, the...

Going on holiday. Counting the days

Furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) have their own tax treatment, reliant on a set of strict day-count rules. With the impact of Covid-19 on occupancy, business owners may need to take stock of the position. A property must pass all three tests: pattern of occupation...