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How to tax employee expenses for entertaining clients.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
A new cap on the price of resold tickets for concerts, live sport and other events are among measures that have been announced by the government today.
Sam is the author of Comedy and Distinction: The Cultural Currency of a ‘Good’ Sense of Humour and co-author of Social Class in the 21st Century. His book with Daniel Laurison, The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged,...
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has today (Thursday 20 February 2025) made an inaugural lecture marking the 60th anniversary of the first ever arts white paper.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
Withhold tax on payments to foreign entertainers and sportspersons when they exceed their personal allowance and how to make payments to HMRC.
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