Lesley Stalker
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Lesley Stalker is a tax partner at RJP.
Tax partner RJP
23rd May 2016
Extraction of funds from companies: Update
It is well established that HMRC will object to a company shareholder extracting funds from a company more tax efficiently than they should...
Business tax
23rd Jan 2015
Goodwill transfer tax relief: Business impact
George Osborne’s 3 December announcement that entrepreneurs’ relief will no longer be available on connected party goodwill transfers means...
Financial reporting
18th Jul 2013
The new statutory residence test explained
Earlier this year HMRC introduced a new statutory residence test, which has been designed to provide greater certainty as to whether or not...
Personal tax
28th Aug 2012
DJ Cooper v HMRC: Car trouble for company directors
A recent tribunal confirming HMRC’s increasingly hard line on directors who benefit from company assets could put a brake on company cars...
HMRC & policy
2nd Jun 2011
Apprentice loser wins for EQ – what’s the story?
A ccountants need an image overhaul because the role we fill has changed, explains Lesley Stalker . Although we are now well into the...
People
29th Nov 2010
Tax planning for 2011: EIS and VCT investments
Lesley Stalker outlines some tax efficient investment options for those in the 50% rate band over the coming year. If you are a 50%...
Personal tax
13th Sep 2010
Property tax planning: Investor or dealer?
Lesley Stalker outlines the key considerations for property tax planning in the current framework and why should you ask clients if they...
Personal tax
13th Nov 2008
Managing your practice's workflow: matrix versus portfolio
Earlier this year Tax UK offered a prize of £10,000 worth of practice development consultancy to a forward-looking accountancy practice...
General practice
28th Aug 2008
How to do a SWOT analysis of your practice
As every cook will know, the best meals are created out of using good ingredients. And if you look carefully in the fridge and cupboards to...
General practice