Following HMRC’s victory in court they could reclaim millions of pounds in tax. What contributions are there? If you are a UK taxpayer you can get tax relief on pension contributions of up to 100% of you earnings, or £40,000 whichever is lower. This means that some money that would otherwise go the tax man… Read more »
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Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
The scheme is now open for applications. All major banks are offering this scheme. The scheme is delivered through commercial lenders, backed by the Government-owned British Business Bank. The CBILS guarantee is to the lender and not the business. Under this scheme, the Government provides the Lender a guarantee for 80% of the loan. As… Read more »
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
What is it? The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) applies to all employers with a PAYE scheme. These employers will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salaries for those that would have otherwise have been laid off during the crisis. This scheme applies to employees who have been asked… Read more »
Tax Allowances When working From Home
The amount you can claim when you work from home depends on several conditions. The general tax rule is that deductions are only allowable where the expense has been incurred wholly and exclusively for work. This means that the tax relief can only be allowed for; The additional cost of gas and electricity… Read more »
Is employing family tax efficient?
Putting family on your payroll can be tax efficient if HMRC allow it, but what happens if they challenge it? For an expense to be tax deductible it has to be incurred wholly and exclusively for business purposes. If you employ your family members, this may gain HMRC’s interest. HMRC will want to establish that… Read more »
Long-term tax planning for children and shares
Your children might be too young to take over the family company, but can you reduce tax by giving your children shares now? Parents try to mitigate their tax bills by diverting income to their children that are under 18. These schemes fail because of HMRC’s anti-avoidance rules called settlements legislation. These make… Read more »
Accelerated Capital Gains Tax
There will be major changes to the tax rule for gains made from the sale of residential properties which will take effect from April 2020. At present capital gains made by individuals are reported through self assessment, i.e if you sell a property between 6 April 2019 and 5th April 2020 you must declare… Read more »
Micro businesses struggle with auto-enrolment
It has been reported that micro-businesses are struggling to prepare for auto-enrolment as staging dates loom over the next coming year. The costs for auto-enrolment are estimated at £8,000 per small business, yet 40% of vulnerable small businesses believe it will cost nothing to set up whilst 11% think it will cost around £5,000. On… Read more »