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National Minimum Wage Errors 08/Nov/2023
Common National Minimum Wage errors to avoid

Workers are entitled to be paid the National Living Wage (NLW) or National Minimum Wage (NMW) for their age. Employers who fail to do this run the risk of financial […]

Child Benefit claim 08/Nov/2023
Separating couples – Importance of checking your child benefit claim

The High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge that claws back child benefit where the claimant or his or her partner have adjusted net income of at least […]

Beware of diverting dividends to minor children to fund education 27/Oct/2023
Beware of diverting dividends to minor children to fund education

Owners of personal and family companies frequently pay themselves a small salary and extract further profits as dividends. To utilise the unused personal and dividend allowances of other family members, […]

Tax and influencers 26/Oct/2023
Tax and influencers

Earlier this year, HMRC sent ‘nudge’ letters to social influencers who they suspect may not have declared the tax that they owe. They have also cracked down on gifts provided […]

Post-cessation expenses 23/Oct/2023
Relief for post-cessation expenses

The end of a business will not necessarily mean that no further expenses are incurred. Where expenses are incurred after the business has ceased, tax relief may be available. Allowable […]

Key person insurance 20/Oct/2023
Key person insurance – When can you claim a deduction?

The profitability or earning capacity of a business may depend on one person or on a small number of people. Where this is the case, the business may be seriously […]

no corporation tax to pay 18/Oct/2023
Telling HMRC that you have no corporation tax to pay

If you have a company that is dormant and you have filed your company tax return showing that no tax is due, you may think that there is nothing further […]

Extracting profit from a property company 12/Oct/2023
Extracting profit from a property company

Recent tax changes, in particular the interest restriction for unincorporated property businesses with residential lets, have resulted in more landlords operating via a property company. Running a property business through […]

Check your business rates are not too high 09/Oct/2023
Check your business rates are not too high

Business rates, rather than council tax, are charged on most non-domestic properties, such as shops, offices, warehouses, pubs, factories, guest houses and holiday lets. Business rates are based on the […]

Paper version of capital gains tax on UK property return 06/Oct/2023
Paper version of capital gains tax on UK property return

Where an individual realises a chargeable gain on the disposal of a UK residential property, they must report the gain to HMRC within 60 days of completion and make a […]

Are you using the correct tax-free mileage rates? 27/Sep/2023
Are you using the correct tax-free mileage rates?

As an employer, you can pay your employees tax-free mileage payments where they use either their own car or a company car for business journeys. However, the rates that you […]

Self-serve Time to Pay for VAT 20/Sep/2023
Self-serve Time to Pay for VAT

For some time, taxpayers within Self Assessment have been able to set up a Time to Pay arrangement online, allowing them to pay their tax bill in instalments if they […]

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