12/May/2020Annual Investment Allowances
From January 2019, businesses considering investing more than £200,000 in plant and machinery may benefit from a change to the capital allowances rules, which should allow them to obtain tax […]
12/May/2020Laid off? Brush up your skills online
The present lock-down has created a raft of employed persons described as furloughed.
One of the criteria that employers and employees are required to abide by to benefit from the
12/May/2020Why pay your bills early?
If your suppliers offer you goods or services on credit, this will have a beneficial impact on your cashflow. You will have had the benefit of using the goods or services supplied,
11/May/2020Making tax-free payment to employees working from home
As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many workers have been forced to work from home. While working from home saves the costs of commuting to the workplace and […]
09/May/2020Cars and vans – What’s new for 2020/21
There are a number of changes that apply from the start of the 2020/21 tax year that relate to the taxation of company cars and vans. New way of measuring […]
08/May/2020Covid-19: Business rate help for smaller businesses
As the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic evolves, various measures have been announced to help businesses struggling to cope with the impact of the virus. The measures include help […]
06/May/2020Time for flexi-time?
The present lock-down has had a varied effect on UK businesses.
Obviously, firms that operate in hospitality, tourism and retail – where in the main, the no-contact
06/May/2020Time to plan
Up to the lock-down, most business owners were fully engaged in running their businesses and chasing new sales opportunities. The opportunity to take time out to consider
06/May/2020Directors paid annually – Furlough Update
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme allows employers to claim cash grants of up to 80% of wages (capped at £2,500) for furloughed workers.
In the most recent update to
06/May/2020Lifetime ISA rules changed
The Lifetime ISA allows those aged between 18 and 40 to save for a new home or for their retirement. Under the scheme, the government provides a 25% bonus on yearly savings of up
06/May/2020Making a claim under the Self-employed Income Support Scheme
As we have written previously, if you are self-employed and qualify for the Self-employment Income Support Scheme you will receive a cash grant from HMRC based on 80% of profits,
06/May/2020Zero rate of VAT | VAT scrapped on e-publications
It was announced as part of the Spring Budget measures that the zero rate of VAT would apply to all e-books from 1 December 2020. The date of this change has now been brought




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