Issue number 4208



Tax on stage
A playwright has a ‘slave’ contract with his company which owns the copyright to his works. Advice is required as to the valuation of the reversion of the copyrights to his estate on his death as there is concern at the potential tax liabilities which will then arise.
3 Jun 2009

Win or lose?
An employer buys tickets for the national lottery each week for his employees’ benefit. Is this a benefit in kind of the employees or could it be a personal payment?
3 Jun 2009

Separate goodwill
The members of a professional partnership are considering setting up separate limited companies which will own their shares of the partnership goodwill. Will this enable them to draw monies tax free from their directors’ loan accounts?
3 Jun 2009

Keeping a low profile
ED DWAN and LUCY SAUVAGE look at the new guidelines surrounding risk assessment
2 Jun 2009

On the brink
NIGEL FOX considers the options available to businesses finding it hard to meet their tax liabilities
2 Jun 2009

The vision thing
ANDY WELLS wants a debate about HMRC’s ‘Purpose, vision and way’
2 Jun 2009

Don’t lose out
PENNY BATES provides a refresher course on the use of loss relief for sole traders
2 Jun 2009

Home thoughts
A French national married a British man in 1966 and worked for an international organisation in the UK. They subsequently separated and she now has a foreign pension paid to her in France where she intends to retire. Is this taxable in the UK?
2 Jun 2009

New queries, issue 4208
Too late for an enquiry into SA tax return?; extent to which churches can claim gift aid; CGT on property sale; claiming entrepreneurs’ relief
2 Jun 2009

The whole house
The Finance Bill debate in the Committee of the Whole House is reported by ALLISON PLAGER
2 Jun 2009

Online commissions
InsuranceWide.com Services v CRC; CRC v Trader Media Group Ltd, Chancery Division, 15 May 2009
1 Jun 2009

Deadline dates: July 2009
Tax highlights of the month
1 Jun 2009



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