Tax update August 2026: BPR, IHT gifts and tax refunds
August 2026 tax update: a business property relief refusal, calls to reform IHT gift rules, pension top-ups for low earners, multi-year refunds and Child Benefit.
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August 2026 tax update: a business property relief refusal, calls to reform IHT gift rules, pension top-ups for low earners, multi-year refunds and Child Benefit.
July 2026 tax update: employee benefit trust sub-funds, a garden mobile home ruled a chattel, crypto lending, payrolling benefits and the P11D deadlines.
June 2026 tax update: farmers' challenge to the APR and BPR changes, inheritance rights for cohabitants, SDLT group relief, HMRC BADR letters and late Class 2 NICs.
May 2026 tax update: SDLT and the Renters' Rights Act, the temporary repatriation facility, referees' employment status, pension salary sacrifice and Employment Allowance.