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Summer holiday Tax-Free Childcare reminder

14.07.2025
Shaun Davison
Tax
2 min read

With the summer holidays approaching, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are reminding working families that Tax-Free Childcare top-ups can be used to help pay for childcare costs, such as accredited holiday clubs, childminders, or sport activities.

Dylan Le

Stamp duty land tax

10.07.2025
News, Tax
4 min read

Since the introduction of stamp duty in the 1600s, stamp duty has undergone numerous changes with the most recent one being in September 2022. With further changes announced in the Autumn Budget of 2024, where are we now?

Rob Geary

Is it a zero-rated sandwich or a standard rated dessert?

03.07.2025
Rob Geary
News, VAT
2 min read

As if like clockwork, the Wimbledon competition gets under way, and we see strawberries and cream everywhere! This year however, there’s a twist and it arrives in the form of a ‘Strawberry Sandwich’ which is M&S’ take on a Japanese fruit sando.

Stephen Metcalf Director of Lovewell Blake Finnancial Planning

A useful "halfway house" for more risk-adverse investors

03.07.2025
Stephen Metcalf
News, Financial Planning
3 min read

Equity-Linked Structured Products offer an opportunity for more risk-averse investors to dip their toe into the stock market.

Stef Smith Manager at Lovewell Blake

Beware entering into "novel, contentious and repercussive" transactions without DfE approval

02.07.2025
Stef Smith
Charities
3 min read

Seeking DfE consent for ‘Novel, Contentious and Repercussive’ transactions is vital.

Nathan Bowden

MTD - Easy as 1, 2, 3

30.06.2025
Nathan Bowden
Tax
2 min read

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) is transforming the way self-employed individuals and landlords manage their tax affairs. Here’s a simple guide to get you started with MTD for ITSA in three easy steps.

Lewis Perretta

Quality data vital for a sustainable farming business and minimising uncertainty, says agricultural finance expert

19.06.2025
Lewis Perretta
Agriculture
3 min read

The importance of relevant and accurate data is essential to sustaining a viable agricultural business, with increasingly uncertain times ahead. Whilst farms will be utilising data to some degree, in many cases it may only be surface level and they could be making more use of the information that is available to them - according to a leading agricultural business finance expert.

Vicki Smith, Assistant manager at Lovewell Blake

From domicile to residence: the inheritance tax revolution for non-doms

19.06.2025
From domicile to residence: the inheritance tax revolution for non-doms
Tax
4 min read

In October 2024, the government announced in their Autumn Budget that the inheritance tax (IHT) regime for non-doms would be overhauled.

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