13/Feb/2019Gifts out of disposable income
There is an annual Inheritance Tax exemption of £3,000 for gifts. This exemption can also be carried forward to the following tax year if not used to make a maximum gift of £6,000.
13/Feb/2019What work is covered by the CIS scheme?
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a set of special rules for tax and National Insurance for those working in the construction industry. Businesses in the construction
13/Feb/2019Class 4 NICs who is liable?
There are two types of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) payable by most self-employed people. These are known as Class 2 NICs and Class 4 NICs. Class 2 NICs are paid by all
13/Feb/2019Reduction in special Writing Down Allowance
Businesses can claim Capital Allowances tax relief for certain types of capital expenditure. For expenditure on plant and machinery that exceeds the Annual Investment Allowance
13/Feb/2019EIS Income Tax relief restriction for connected parties
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is designed to help smaller higher-risk trading companies raise finance by offering a range of tax reliefs to investors who purchase new
13/Feb/2019Tax codes for employees
The P9X form is used to notify employers of the tax code to use for employees. The form shows the tax codes to use from 6 April 2019. The basic Personal Allowance for the tax year
06/Feb/2019Will you pay tax on your inheritance?
If you inherit property, money or shares you are usually not liable to pay tax on the inheritance. This is because any Inheritance Tax (IHT) due should be paid out of the
06/Feb/2019Spring Statement 2019
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has announced that he will deliver his Spring Statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 March 2019. The timing of the statement is
06/Feb/2019MTD pilot for self-employed is available
The introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) will fundamentally change the way businesses, the self-employed and landlords interact with HMRC. The new regime will require
06/Feb/2019Claiming money or property from a dissolved company
Any property, cash and other asset owned by a company when it is dissolved automatically passes to the Crown as ownerless property. This process is known as ‘bona vacantia’ which
06/Feb/2019Checking your NIC records
HMRC offers an online service to check your National Insurance Contributions (NIC) record online. In order to use the service, you will need to have a Government Gateway account.




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