SRLV News & Updates
From headline-making Budget announcements to government tax reforms and worldwide events, we address the key financial issues and emerging trends, weighing up their potential implications for creative, corporate, owner managed business and private clients, alongside sharing our in-depth industry knowledge, people updates and company news.
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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!
Spring Statement 2025: Outcomes & Analysis
Following yesterday’s Spring Statement, SRLV Tax Partner, Steve Wren, and Director, Kieron Clement-Smith, share their insights on the key outcomes, along with the potential tax changes that could be announced in the Budget.
Spring Forecast 2025: Our Initial Reaction
Today’s Spring Forecast was much as expected, with announcements including cuts to the welfare budget and an increase to defence spending. SRLV’s Tax Partner, Steve Wren, and Director, Kieron Clement-Smith, share their thoughts on the key measures, along with the progress of recent consultations on Agricultural Relief and Inheritance Tax.
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.