Tax treatment of training costs for sole traders

Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, a Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is on the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s Private Client (UK) and Private Client (International) Sub-Committees.

Mark is consultant with The TACS Partnership LLP (www.tacs.co.uk), an independent tax advisory firm that provides high quality, independent advice on all UK taxation matters. From January 1998 until December 2018, Mark was a consultant in his own tax practice, Mark McLaughlin Associates, which provided tax consultancy and support services to professional firms throughout the UK.

Mark is the Editor of the Core Tax Annuals, and a co-author of the ‘Inheritance Tax’ Annuals. He is Editor and a co-author of 'Tax Planning' and a co-author of ‘Ray & McLaughlin’s Practical IHT Planning’. Mark is also co-author of 'Incorporating and Disincorporating a Business', Editor and co-author of 'HMRC Investigations Handbook' and a co-author and General Editor of 'Buy-To-Let Property Tax Handbook' (all Bloomsbury Professional).

Mark is a Co-Founder and Director of TaxationWeb, a Director of Tax Insider and Editor and a contributor to Tax Insider Professional, Tax Insider, Property Tax Insider and Business Tax Insider.