Facing a personal tax compliance check from HM Revenue & Customs can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Our latest newsletter is here to guide you through the process, ensuring you stay prepared, informed, and ready to handle any enquiries from HMRC with ease. From understanding what triggers a compliance check to knowing …
Planning how to pass on your wealth to future generations is an essential part of estate planning. One of the most effective ways to reduce inheritance tax (IHT) and ensure that more of your wealth reaches your loved ones is through tax-efficient gift-giving. In our latest newsletter, we delve into the opportunities available to individuals …
HMRC have extended the deadline for making voluntary National Insurance contributions (which can date back to 6 April 2006), to 31 July 2023. What is National Insurance? National Insurance is a tax paid by individuals who are employed or self-employed, based on how much they earn then determines how much National Insurance is contributed from …
A tax efficient salary and dividends are how many directors of owner managed businesses choose to pay themselves. Many directors structure their remuneration this way is to maximise tax efficiency by minimising the tax payable on the money they withdraw from their company. What’s the Most Tax Efficient Director’s Salary in 2021/22? Sole directors – …
The Super Deduction – a new enhanced tax relief for companies introduced from 1 April 2021. The Super Deduction introduced 1 April 2021 until the end of March 2023 enables companies to claim 130% tax relief (through capital allowance) on qualifying plant and machinery expenditure. This is exciting news as it offers a significant tax …
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his budget on 3 March 2021 setting out the road to recovery for the UK post COVID-19. The budget included a number of announcements of additional support including an extension to furlough, further grants and an extension to the reduced VAT rate for hospitality and tourism businesses to name a …
Rishi Sunak the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his budget 2021 today. Below we highlight the key points for those in business: Self-employment grants – The Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants will continue. A fourth grant will keep the same terms as the third grant and can be claimed from late April. The …
Rishi Sunak the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his budget 2021 today. Below we highlight the key points for individuals: Income Tax, National Insurance and VAT rates – No changes to current rates of Income Tax, National Insurance or VAT. Personal Allowance increase – The income tax personal allowance from April 2021 is £12,570 and …
The Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Grant is for Self-Employed individuals or members of a partnership who have been adversely affected by Coronavirus. The scheme will make available a taxable grant of 80% of the average monthly trading profits for the 3 years to 5 April 2019, paid out in a single instalment covering 3 months …
Government support and guidance is continually being adjusted to reflect the seriousness of the health and economic impact. We will digest this information, cut through the noise and summarise the information for the self-employed and business owners.
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