Robin Williamson, technical director of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, offers a LITRG view of the 2005 Budget
Charles Elphicke, Head of Tax at Reed Smith, reviews the recently published Finance Bill, with an emphasis on anti-avoidance measures
Anne Fairpo, identifies the various measures in the Budget relevant to Intellectual Property
John Whiting, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, tests the strength of the Budget wind for employers and finds that there was no need to take shelter this time
Angela Lazda, tax partner at Horwath Clark Whitehill, examines whether the Chancellor's Budget will have any effect on small businesses
Christopher Sanger, Partner, Ernst & Young, and former HM Treasury adviser, looks at the business tax announcements to see how this Government's actual reforms compare to its stated policy aims
Martin Benson, Partner, Baker Tilly, discusses the ongoing saga of tax and NIC harmonisation
Peter Arrowsmith, National Insurance consultant, takes a closer look at annual earnings periods both for directors and for other employees
David Pett of the Pinsent Masons Share Plans team looks at some issues currently of interest to share plan practitioners
Jeremy Edwards of Baker & McKenzie's London Employee Benefits Group analyses the impact that human rights law has on National Insurance contributions