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Five tax-efficient ways to extract profits 10/Oct/2022
Five tax-efficient ways to extract profits

If you operate your business as a personal or family company, you will need to extract some or all of the profits if you wish to use them personally. When […]

Is a property company a tax-efficient option? 28/Sep/2022
Is a property company a tax-efficient option?

Tax changes in recent years to the way that unincorporated landlords are treated for tax purposes, particular in respect to relief for interest, have resulted in an increase in the […]

26/Sep/2022
Team Truss cut Taxes to Stimulate The Economy

On 23 September 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng, the new Chancellor (the fifth in as many years) delivered a Tax Cutting “Fiscal Event” or Mini-Budget to help boost economic growth. This was […]

Struggling to pay bills help 16/Sep/2022
Help if you are struggling to meet your tax bills

Inflation is at a ten-year high and the ensuing cost of living crisis means that many people may be struggling to pay the tax that they owe. If this is […]

Transferring assets between spouses 10/Sep/2022
Transferring assets between spouses

Although spouses and civil partners are taxed independently, there are some tax breaks available. One of these is the ability for spouses and civil partners to transfer assets between them […]

Paying PAYE by recurring direct debit 07/Sep/2022
Paying PAYE by recurring direct debit

Employers must act as a tax collector for HMRC, deducting tax, National Insurance and, if applicable, student loan deductions, from their employees’ pay and pay these over to HMRC with […]

Are you trading? 02/Sep/2022
Are you trading?

It will not always be apparent when a hobby tips over into a trade and the point at which you need to declare your income to HMRC. There is no […]

Managed lets – is VAT due on recharged expenses 10/Aug/2022
Managed lets – is VAT due on recharged expenses

If you use an agent to manage a let property, they may incur expenses, such as repairs and cleaning costs, on your behalf and recharge these to you. Where this […]

Use the property allowance to make tax-free income from renting your drive 03/Aug/2022
Use the property allowance to make tax-free income from renting your drive

The summer is a popular time for events and event parking is often limited. If you have a drive or field that you do not use, you could consider renting […]

'Roll over ' relief - what happens if an asset not brought into business immediately 28/Jul/2022
‘Roll over ‘ relief – what happens if an asset not brought into business immediately

There is usually a capital gains tax (CGT) charge when a chargeable asset is sold at a gain (subject to the individual personal allowance for an individual). However deferment of […]

Using the capital gains tax land and buildings toolkit 25/Jul/2022
Using the capital gains tax land and buildings toolkit

HMRC produce a number of toolkits which highlight common errors found in self-assessment tax returns. As the name suggests, the capital gains tax land and buildings toolkit highlights key errors […]

Different lets, different tax rules 22/Jul/2022
Different lets, different tax rules

From a tax perspective, all lets are not equal, and the rules that apply to furnished holiday lettings are different to those applying to traditional buy-to-lets. Buy-to-let Under a traditional […]

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