Tax

Private hire vehicle companies have seen off Uber’s legal challenge to their business models, in a landmark Supreme Court decision

Strategist, educator, collaborator… the Supreme Court’s decision illustrates the many lives of a high-net-worth adviser, write Sean Hilton & Penny Marshall

Unused pension funds will be subject to inheritance tax from 6 April 2027, HM Revenue and Customs confirmed this week

Government plans to charge 20% VAT on private school fees are lawful, the High Court has held

UK competitiveness on the world stage. Rosie Todd & Kerry Garcia assess the post-non-dom regime

Post-non-dom, is the UK still a desirable destination for the rich? Not really, but that could change, according to Rosie Todd, partner and head of tax and trusts, and Kerry Garcia, partner and head of employment, immigration and pensions, at Stevens & Bolton. In this week’s NLJ, Todd and Garcia look at the impact of the 6 April 2025 tax overhaul and outline a series of tax and immigration status reforms that could improve the UK’s competitiveness.

From January 2025, independent schools will be subject to 20% VAT, leading to much head-scratching by school bursars. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Liz Brownsell, partner & head of charities at Birketts, and Kieran Smith, VAT partner at Crowe UK, look at a variety of options independent schools might consider to make the best of the situation.

With a raft of unwanted changes on the horizon, Liz Brownsell & Kieran Smith explore some of the options available to charitable independent schools

James Ward on why the families of business owners, landowners, and those with pension assets will be the most heavily impacted by the recent Budget measures

Pension pots, business assets and family farms have all been clobbered in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax grab