27 March 2023
The regulation of generative artificial intelligence is a pressing issue for business leaders as they seek to navigate an environment where there is no comprehensive legal framework for the technology. Associate Director and Senior Analyst, Erin Sims, looks at the landscape and how business leaders need to prepare.
25 March 2023
A recent tribunal decision may enable businesses to reclaim more VAT where goods are supplied with a service as part of a single supply of that service. Single and multiple supply issues are never straightforward and can involve significant VAT risk.
25 March 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill represents a significant step in the government’s intention to remove retained European Union (EU) law from the UK statute books. The government has identified 2,400 pieces of EU law that still apply in the UK following its withdrawal from the EU.
25 March 2023
When organisations engage off-payroll workers who provide their personal services through third parties such as agencies, umbrella companies, or another person, it is crucial to understand the supply chain, including who the worker is engaged by, and how that party will engage with and pay the worker.
25 March 2023
Under The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 employers must provide an eyesight test, and special corrective appliances, if necessary, for display screen equipment users that request one. However, a recent unpublicised update to HMRC’s internal guidance suggests that an unexpected benefit-in-kind may arise where the cost is incurred by the employee and subsequently reimbursed by the employer.
25 March 2023
An employee ownership trust is a structure whereby employees have an indirect controlling stake in the shares of their employing company or its group's parent company via a trust formed specifically for that purpose. John Lewis & Partners is probably the most widely known employee-owned company in the UK, but it has been joined by many more businesses over the past few years.
25 March 2023
Much has been said about the reforms and changes being made to the research and development enhanced tax relief regimes and other tax incentives for innovation; so much so that businesses could be forgiven for losing track. To help, we set out a summary of what is happening, and when.
23 March 2023
As businesses look for clarity and guidance on good corporate governance, we take a closer look at the benefits of adopting corporate governance practices and the steps your business can take to create an effective framework.
22 March 2023
We have undertaken a sector-wide review of financial services strategic risk registers to allow organisations to consider how their risks compare and to question whether they are missing any significant risks.
