Increasingly our expertise is in demand in Bristol's burgeoning technology sector. Bristol has been placed among Europe's top 10 tech 'super clusters' in a recent survey. Employment in Bristol's tech sector has grown by 25% since 2008. We believe Bristol's technology profile will grow in 2019, following trends of previous years. In 2017, the City [...]

What is Making Tax Digital? From 1 April 2018, VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover of over £85,000 will be required to keep their VAT records digitally and submit VAT returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software. At present, only 11% percent of VAT returns are filed with software. Under the new regulations, it [...]

Despite having to redirect resources to deal with ever increasing pressures from Brexit, and calls to further delay the implementation, HMRC are persevering with their digital revolution - Making Tax Digital (MTD) – starting with MTD for VAT taking effect from 1 April 2019. This will see VAT-registered businesses having to comply with new legislation [...]

When furnished holiday property is let on a commercial basis for short periods, the owner can benefit from certain tax reliefs which wouldn't otherwise be available to residential landlords, providing certain conditions are met. However, there are also several disadvantages associated with letting property as holiday accommodation whether or not the furnished holiday letting conditions [...]