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Tax on termination - employer NICs charges delayed
23 November 2017Some good news for employers was confirmed in the Chancellor’s autumn Budget.
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Extending ‘off-payroll’ worker reforms to the private sector
23 November 2017The Chancellor announced in the autumn Budget that there will be a consultation in 2018 to tackle non-compliance with IR35 rules in the private sector.
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The Damp Squid Budget?
22 November 2017Yes, yes, I know the phrase is “damp squib”. Call it pedant bait if you like. And the Chancellor (like everyone else) seems to be Blue Planet crazy, so you may detect a salty theme in this Budget update. Anyway, let’s dive into the icy waters of the latest Budget and see what monsters lurk beneath.
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Taxation of termination payments updated legislation published
19 September 2017The Government proposes to make a number of changes to the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments.
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Proposed disclosure rules for non-UK entities owning property or bidding for Government contracts
12 April 2017The UK Government proposes new rules requiring non-UK entities that already own, or intend to acquire, UK real estate, or that wish to bid for UK central Government contracts, to be required to disclose information about the beneficial owners of the entity.
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Matthew Rowbotham comments for Essential Retail: Sharing is caring, and a bit daring – should you be preparing?
10 March 2017Matthew Rowbotham, Head of Tax, Reward and Incentives, takes a look at why e-tailers should consider employee ownership.
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You will NOT believe what the Chancellor did next!
09 March 2017Except of course, you probably will believe it. It’s a Budget, not an M Night Shyamalan film. And even by the standards of Budgets, it’s rare for a Chancellor to do as much as Philip Hammond has to set expectations for surprise and drama this low. In fact, some were surprised about some of the things the Chancellor didn’t do on, for example, self-employment. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
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Clarification on tax changes for the public sector ‘off-payroll’ workers
22 February 2017HM Revenue & Customs has issued guidance on forthcoming changes to the IR35 rules where workers provide their services to a public authority through a personal services company (“PSC”), i.e. a company owned and controlled by the worker.
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Lewis Silkin advises Blend Media on successful seed funding
Deal
17 February 2017Lewis Silkin is advising innovative content start-up Blend Media on its growth strategy, and has helped the company to complete its latest round of funding.
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Tax treatment of termination payments – draft legislation published
20 December 2016Over the past couple of years, the Government has been consulting on proposals to make a number of changes to the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments.
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Lewis Silkin advises Be Heard Group Plc on its acquisition of Kameleon Worldwide Limited
Deal
15 December 2016Lewis Silkin has advised Be Heard Group plc, a digital marketing services group, on its 100% share capital acquisition of Kameleon Worldwide Limited, an award-winning content marketing agency.
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Gender pay gap reporting – final regulations published!
07 December 2016After a long wait, the final version of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 has been published.
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Matthew Rowbotham comments in The Ranconteur: Putting an end to corporate tax controversy
Press
06 December 2016Matthew Rowbotham, Partner and Head of Tax law, comments in an article for the Ranconteur which discusses how the moral dimension in tax is now important to high-profile businesses
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Tax treatment of termination payments – simplification at last?
29 November 2016The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement included some welcome news regarding the forthcoming reform of the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments. The Government launched a consultation to simplify the rules in 2016.
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New PAYE and NIC rules for ‘off-payroll’ workers in public sector confirmed
29 November 2016In May 2016, the Government published a consultation paper outlining proposals to amend the IR35 legislation for workers who provide services, via a personal services company (“PSC”), to a public sector engager, whether directly or through a third party (such as an employment agency or outsourcing firm).
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Sleight of Ha(mmo)nd: Autumn Statement 2016
24 November 2016I was all ready to write about how the Autumn Statement was an audacious piece of misdirection, using a flashy reduction of corporation tax (to the much-rumoured rate of 15%, or maybe lower) to detract from less welcome announcements.
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Tax treatment of termination payments - the sting in the tail
16 August 2016In 2015, the Government launched a consultation to simplify the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments. As previously reported, following that consultation the Government announced that it proposed to amend the rules with effect from 6 April 2018.
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UBS and Deutsche Bank tax cases: HMRC wins in Supreme Court
Press
24 March 2016Recently the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the UBS and Deutsche Bank bonus tax avoidance cases. After the banks had succeeded in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court decided that in fact a “purposive interpretation” of the legislation meant that the schemes failed. HMRC therefore won and millions of pounds of PAYE and NIC will have to be paid. However the case is most interesting for the approach the Supreme Court takes. It shows the extent to which the courts are sometimes prepared to go in interpreting the legislation in such a way that tax avoidance schemes will not succeed. Lewis Silkin tax expert Matthew Rowbotham wrote about the case for the April 2016 issue of PLC Magazine.
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Lewis Silkin advises 3 Monkeys on sale to Zeno Group
Deal
17 February 2016Lewis Silkin has advised 3 Monkeys Communications Limited, one of the UK's biggest independent PR agencies, on its sale to global consultancy network Zeno Group, the sister agency of Edelman.
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Remuneration in financial services - new rules on deferral and clawback
29 June 2015New rules on deferral and clawback of variable remuneration are set out in a joint policy statement issued by the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). They will apply to variable remuneration awarded for performance periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016.