Freeports: Any port in a storm
In March this year, one of the first of the government’s promised post-Brexit policies came into being with the announcement of eight newly designated freeports…
Going Global
The final confirmation of the UK’s exit from the EU may have come over a busy Christmas period but since then the country’s trade negotiators…
The UK – A Singapore On The Thames?
And so, at last, Brexit was done. It might have got a bit lost in the ongoing coverage of the COVID crisis, but 2021 dawned with…
Should VAT-registered businesses prepare for Brexit trading changes?
In short, yes. HMRC has written to all VAT-registered businesses in the UK who are trading with the EU and/or the rest of the world,…
UK VAT and the implications of Brexit
Among the many uncertain implications of Brexit, the impact on the UK’s VAT regime is still unclear. Domestic VAT rules remain the same following Brexit.…
A positive year ahead
As the dust settles on what was an emphatic Conservative victory in December’s general election, 2020 has already seen a slew of fresh data that…
The end of the beginning
So, at last, after three and half years, one referendum, two general elections and more parliamentary votes than anyone can care to remember, the UK…