Cathy Bryant is a partner in the Blake Morgan’s corporate team specialising in corporate tax. As a dual qualified lawyer, Cathy brings a depth of experience to her role as an adviser on tax matters in corporate transactions. Cathy also advises on employment taxes - for example on termination payments made to employees, the application of IR35 and other employment related tax matters. She develops share incentive schemes for employers and advises on the structure and scope of these.
With businesses facing significant uncertainty following the latest tax changes and the adverse market response, this month I consider how businesses can and should respond to…
In line with the current focus on sustainability, the Government introduced a new tax on plastic packaging ("PPT") from 1 April 2022.
"Net Zero" is set to become the phrase of the day. It may even eclipse some of the Covid jargon that has become part of our…
On 7 September 2021, the UK Government announced an increase of 1.25% in national insurance contributions and a 1.25% increase in dividend tax. These are the…
It would appear that home working is here to stay, at least in some form. Employers and employees are having conversations around agile or smart working,…
The G7 finance ministers, at a meeting in London last weekend, have agreed to support a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%.
By now, we all know that getting back to "normal" will, for many people, not involve going back to work in the way we did before…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has clearly turned his mind to how the economy starts to trade its way out of the mountain of debt accrued to support…
IR35, intermediaries' legislation, off-payroll rules, agency rules. So much jargon! And so many ways in which a contractor/consultant can engage with your business.