Category: News

Our views on the latest news, events and industry issues affecting our clients, both in the UK and worldwide.

  • Funding options for the creative industries, including Creative Industry Tax Reliefs

    Access to funding remains a key consideration for businesses operating across the creative industries, whether for development, production or growth. Alongside creative industry tax reliefs, there are a number of funding routes available that could support businesses at different stages of their lifecycle.

  • What is a family office?

    As wealth grows in scale and complexity, so too does the need for structured, strategic oversight. For high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals, a family office provides a centralised solution to managing wealth, assets and long-term legacy planning.

  • A Landmark Year For Early Careers At SRLV

    This year has marked a standout moment for early careers at SRLV, with the highest level of interest we have ever seen across our Graduate and Intern programmes.

  • Tina Sunderland on leadership, motherhood and work-life balance

    In this special International Women’s Day interview, SRLV partner, Tina Sunderland reflects on her career so far and how becoming a mother has influenced her approach to work and leadership.

  • The Reality of Growth: Lessons from SRLV’s Women in Business Panel

    SRLV’s Women in Business breakfast brought together over 100 founders and leaders for an honest, thought provoking discussion on growth, fundraising, leadership and resilience - sharing real-life insights on how to build businesses that last.

  • Leading With Values: How Zuleikha Cassim Blends Faith, Culture and Career

    SRLV partner Zuleikha Cassim reflects on her remarkable 30-year career, as part of our International Women’s Day celebrations. Zul speaks about her experience as a Muslim woman in the professional sector, her role as a community leader, and her commitment to creating opportunities for others.

  • Women in Accountancy: A Conversation with Emmeline Brown

    To mark International Women’s Day, SRLV’s Emmeline Brown talks about her path into the profession, the importance of visible female leadership, and how inclusive workplaces can help the next generation of women thrive.

  • SPRING STATEMENT 2026 I OUTCOMES AND ANALYSIS

    Whilst yesterday's Spring Statement did not contain any policy announcements, there were still some revealing economic insights to ponder ahead of next month's tax changes and the Autumn Budget.

  • SPRING STATEMENT 2026 I OUR INITIAL REACTION

    As expected, Rachel Reeves’ second Spring Statement was a largely quiet affair today (03 March) with no real surprises or major tax announcements.

  • Navigating Music Royalties in a Changing Industry: Insights from PRS for Music

    In Season One of Not Just A Number, Danny Fletcher, Director of the royalties team at SRLV, sat down with Tony Barton, Director of Writer Relations at PRS for Music, to discuss the foundations of music copyright, the complexities of streaming royalties and the growing value of music catalogues.

  • Live, Love, Work, Prosper: A Conversation with Michael Tobin CBE

    In Season One of Not Just A Number, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and long-time client, Michael Tobin CBE sat down with SRLV Partner and Executive Chairman Marc Voulters to share his extraordinary career story and what it means to build a legacy beyond profit, with humility and meaning.

  • INTRODUCING OUR NEW PARTNER: KIERON CLEMENT-SMITH

    With a background advising business owners and international high-net worth families, our newly appointed Partner, Kieron, reflects on what’s inspired him in his career so far, and the importance of networking and business development for those aspiring to reach partnership. 

  • INTRODUCING OUR NEW PARTNER: PEMBE OZORAN

    With over 30 years of entertainment industry expertise, Pembe reflects on her career journey with SRLV so far and the steps which led her to become one of our newest partners.  

  • Autumn Budget 2025: Outcomes and Analysis

    With seismic tax changes announced over the last two Budgets and an estimated 1 in 4 working people paying higher rate tax by 2029, our tax team share their views on the Chancellor’s latest proposals and their potential impacts on individuals and businesses.

  • Autumn Budget 2025: Our Initial Reaction

    Tax partners Steve Wren and Kieron Clement-Smith share key highlights from Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, and the raft of reforms and tax changes forecast to raise some £26bn, including increases to taxes on income from property, savings, and dividends.

  • Budget 2025: What Might Be Coming? Rumours and Speculation Ahead of 26 November

    As we approach the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025, speculation is rife about what Chancellor Rachel Reeves might announce. Partners Steven Wren and Kieron Clement-Smith round up the latest rumours circulating in Westminster and the media.

  • Partners Named in Billboard List for Third Consecutive Year

    We are pleased to announce that four of our partners have featured among Billboard’s 2025 Top Business Managers – an influential list that highlights the work of leading financial advisors in the music industry.

  • Why an Auditor Is Required to Sign Accountants’ Reports for BFI Submissions (IFTC)

    From 1 July 2025, the British Film Institute (BFI) introduced a statutory auditor registry. SRLV’s Partner and Creative Industry Tax Relief specialist, Jai Vora, reveals what this means for productions and why the change has come about.

  • Introducing our new partner: Adam Stanley

    From intern to partner, Adam looks back on his career with SRLV so far and his aspirations for the future as one of the firm’s newest partners. 

  • SRLV ANNOUNCES TRIO OF PARTNER APPOINTMENTS

    WEST-END accountancy firm, SRLV, has appointed three new partners after promoting music and entertainment directors, Pembe Ozoran and Adam Stanley, and tax director Kieron Clement-Smith. 

  • The FIG Regime: A New Era for International Tax Planning

    Following the end of the ‘non-dom’ regime, our US tax specialist, Tom Buchan, highlights the benefits of its replacement for new arrivals to the UK and in particular, US citizens and Green Card holders.

  • Isabel Stanley Wins ETL GLOBAL Future Stars Competition

    We’re thrilled to announce that Isabel Stanley, a Manager at SRLV, has won the ETL GLOBAL Future Stars competition - an international event designed to spotlight rising talent in the legal, accountancy and tax advisory sectors.

  • The Final Ride: 70 Miles for 70 Years

    This September, SRLV’s founding partners Richard Rosenberg and Laurence Finger will don their lycra one last time for a cause that’s been close to their hearts for decades. The team will cycle 70 miles a day from Cardiff to London - one mile for every year of Richard and Laurence’s milestone birthdays.

  • How the UK Government could rebalance the rules for non-UK domiciles

    The Finance Act 2025 introduced significant changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals, particularly around Inheritance Tax (IHT). In this article, SRLV Partner Kieron Clement-Smith shares how the Treasury could minimise the adverse impact of these reforms - and why it matters.

  • SRLV launches new podcast series for entrepreneurs and creatives

    We are delighted to announce that SRLV is launching a new podcast series for creatives, entrepreneurs and industry pioneers, who want to grow businesses and protect what matters most to them and to their families.

  • Inheritance Tax: the next few years…

    With some £5tn of wealth predicted to pass from baby boomers to younger generations over the next 30 years* and IHT reforms, including pensions, on the horizon, we summarise the key changes for individuals to consider as part of their ongoing estate planning.

  • SRLV hosts first ‘Women in Business’ Event

    On June 12, SRLV hosted the first in their new series of ‘Women in Business’ events at Soho House. It promised to be a fascinating morning full of insight from five formidable female founders, and so it was!

  • Withholding Tax: where we are now (part two)

    Touring for most acts today is a truly international operation, especially as more markets and regions open up. Careful and strategic planning around taxation – how much is due to be paid and in which countries – is essential. Steve Wren from SRLV explains the key principles and dos and don’ts of withholding tax, as well as highlighting the latest issues.

  • Withholding Tax: where we are now (part one)

    Touring for most acts today is a truly international operation, especially as more markets and regions open up. Careful and strategic planning around taxation – how much is due to be paid and in which countries – is essential. Steve Wren from SRLV explains the key principles and dos and don’ts of withholding tax, as well as highlighting the latest issues.

  • SRLV Partners are Newest Members of Exclusive Creative Network, Trusted Advisor

    We are pleased to announce that ten SRLV partners and staff are now members of Los Angeles-based Trusted Advisor - an international private membership group for music, entertainment and pro sport advisors.

  • Less Than One Month To Go For Graduate & Intern Applications

    There’s less than one month to go before applications for SRLV’s graduate and intern programmes for 2025 close. As one of the UK’s top three music & entertainment accountants, there aren’t many firms offering opportunities like this, and numbers are limited!

  • Singapore on Thames, or the 51st state?

    With the dawn of a new tax landscape for non-UK domiciles from April 2025 and a second Trump administration, Tom Buchan, Senior International Tax Manager, reflects on the UK’s incoming Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime and its impact on US taxpayers.

  • Applying For Graduate Programmes & Accountancy Internships at SRLV

    We want you to have the very best chance of success and appreciate that this may be the first time you’ve applied for an internship or graduate scheme. To help, we’ve compiled our top tips for writing your application form and preparing for the final interview. Please refer to these as they include some common pitfalls that you’ll want to avoid.

  • Partner Trio Named in Billboard List for Second Year

    We are pleased to announce that three of our partners have featured again among Billboard’s Top Business Managers - an influential list that highlights the work of leading financial advisors in the music industry.

  • SRLV partner honoured in Future of Business Management List

    Grant Court, has been named as an honoree in Trusted Advisor’s Third Annual Future of Business Management List

  • Tax Rumours & The Autumn Budget: Our Reaction

    As Budget speculation mounts further following Rachel Reeves' admission that taxes will need to increase to help balance the nation's finances, SRLV’s partners Gavin Lenthall and Steve Wren and tax director Kieron Clement-Smith share their thoughts on the potential tax changes that the new Chancellor may be considering.

  • UK General Election 2024: The Labour government’s tax plans

    Following Labour’s landslide election victory, SRLV’s partner Steven Wren and director Kieron Clement-Smith recap the party’s key tax pledges, which are likely to be introduced over the next Parliament, and consider other potential tax changes that could be on the agenda.

  • UK General Election 2024: The Key Tax Pledges

    Ahead of the General Election on 4 July, SRLV’s partner Steve Wren and director Kieron Clement-Smith review the key tax pledges made by Labour, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Green and Reform parties, as part of their election manifestos.

  • Music industry valuation expert joins SRLV

    Our new consultant, renowned business valuation expert Alan Wallis, will be working alongside SRLV partners to expand the firm's specialist valuation and expert witness services for music Intellectual Property (IP), whilst adding to the team's existing expertise in other areas.

  • The New Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) and permanent Cultural Reliefs

    The Chancellor responded to calls for additional tax reliefs for UK independent films, visual effects, as well as introducing new permanent rates for Cultural Reliefs in the recent Spring Budget which is welcome news for all, as our tax partner Jai Vora, explains.  

  • The end of the non-dom regime

    Far-reaching tax reforms for non-domiciles were announced as part of the Spring Budget this week. Our Tax Director, Kieron Clement-Smith, highlights the key points for new and existing non-doms, how and when the new rules will be introduced, and early actions to consider.

  • Spring Budget 2024: Outcomes & Analysis

    Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, rose to the dispatch box yesterday for the most significant Budget speech of his tenure. Expectations were high, albeit that in the days leading up to the speech the Chancellor and PM were keen to downplay the “great election giveaway”.

  • Withholding tax and international touring (part two)

    As part of International Live Music Conference week, Steve Wren shares his insights into withholding tax (WHT) & why it matters for touring artists. Here, he covers some of the common pitfalls, issues specific to bands & crews, plus key tips for pre-tour planning.

  • Withholding tax and international touring (part one)

    To mark International Live Music Conference week, SRLV partner Steve Wren shares his insights into withholding tax (WHT) & why it matters for touring artists. In this post, he explains what WHT is, how it works, where it can be reduced and why advance planning is essential.

  • Partner Trio among Billboard’s 2023 Top Business Managers

    We are delighted to reveal that three of our partners have been named among Billboard’s 2023 Top Business Managers – an influential annual list that highlights the work of leading financial advisors within the music industry.

  • SRLV ranked as one of the 2023 eprivateclient Top Accountancy Firms

    We are proud to announce that SRLV has received a prestigious industry accolade after being named as a 2023 eprivateclient Top Accountancy Firm.

  • SRLV launches entry for its 2024 Creative Division internships

    We’re excited to announce that applications for SRLV’s coveted Creative Division internships for 2024 are now live. If you’re a finance or business undergraduate looking to gain incredible work experience as part of a paid year in industry, we’d love to hear from you.

  • Applications for our 2024 graduate audit programme are open!

    If you’re a final year student or graduate, applications for our highly sought-after audit training programme are officially open for 2024.

  • SRLV team conquers 276-mile challenge to raise £300,000 for charity

    Four partners from SRLV have completed a challenging fundraiser for Teenage Cancer Trust, cycling a staggering 250-miles from London to Paris and rowing 26 miles, the equivalent of the English Channel, along the River Thames.

  • Celebrating a meaningful year

    This year is a meaningful one for SRLV in many ways; as well as marking our 35th anniversary, we are also celebrating a host of other business milestones, including our newly refreshed logo and website.