BRave Business and The Tax Factor Blick Rothenberg

This week on The Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Roger Holman review some of the latest General Election tax stories.

They take a look at the parties’ proposals and ideas on Inheritance Tax and, if Sunak and Starmer were listening, what they would be suggesting. 

Finally, after delving into the detail of the Conservative’s plans Nimesh, uncovers a £40m error in the “Triple Lock Plus” numbers.
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This week on The Tax Factor Heather Self and Robert Salter are talking about the election, including extra tax allowances for pensioners, VAT School fees and the ‘magic money tree’ collecting another £6 billion from stopping tax avoidance and evasion.

They also review what the parties have shared (and what they haven’t) regarding tax policies in the campaign’s kick-off week.
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This week on the Tax Factor, Nimesh Shah and Roger Holman look at two HMRC stories in the news: the one penny tax demand and the National Audit Office’s findings that HMRC tax helpline wait times are getting even longer.

The Conservatives and Labour are fighting over tax numbers, but Nimesh and Roger are not really sure that any of them add up. And finally, how HMRC have asked the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the Upper Tribunal ruling on giant marshmallows!
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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.
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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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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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