Blackstone Franks - Tax Page

Blackstone Franks is well known for its UK and international tax planning expertise. In addition to tax advice and compliance work on our own clients, we provide tax consultancy to other professional firms.
The firm pioneered the development of tax software in the UK.

THE KNOWLEDGE :
Changes to Tax Residence Rules - June 2009
Budget Report - March 2012
 

How to handle Tax Enquiries
1 - Receipt of the Opening Letter
2 - Handling Correspondence
3 - Records
4 - Meetings
5 - Section 19A & Para 27 Notices
6 - Going to the General Commissioners

Publications
The partners have published numerous books on taxation, both for specialists and the general reader, including Property Tax, The Taxation of Employment, The UK as a Tax Haven, Tax Planning for the Smaller Business, Property Tax, Tax Minimisation Techniques and Anti Avoidance Provisions.

Consultancy
Robert Maas heads our tax consultancy division. He is widely regarded as one of the leading tax practitioners in the UK. He has written authoritative works on many subjects including property tax, the taxation of entertainers, tax minimisation techniques, and taxation of employment.He was Chairman of the Technical committee of the Institute for many years and sits on many tax committees. A such, he is in the mainstream of UK and international tax legislation. He lectures and writes regularly on specialist tax matters.

Tax Investigations
We have many years of experience in dealing with difficult Inland Revenue problems. We have developed an approach which enablesdus to bring matters toa conclusion in a relatively short period with minimum disruption and stress to our clients.

2012/2013 Tax Rates at a Glance - Here

Budget Report March 2012 This Report, which was written by Blackstone Franks, immediately after the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Budget Speech, is intended to provide an overview of the announcements most likely to affect you or your business.