The corporation tax rules for clients gifts are well known, but what about the VAT rules? The corporation tax rules for entertaining clients or giving them gifts say that the gifts have to: Advertise to the public (i.e. a free sample) or Cost under £50 and include an advert for the company. … Read more »
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Tax relief on personally owned equipment
If you have a personally owned asset which you sometimes use for business, are you entitled to a tax deduction? HMRC has a “wholly, exclusively, and necessarily” rule, which means you can’t get tax relief for expenses if there is any non-business use. However, this rule doesn’t apply in the same way to… 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 »
Transferring Assets to your Spouse – Is it tax avoidance?
Tax rules have changed considerably over the years. In 1936 the House of Lords famously ruled that “Every man is entitled, if he can, to order his affairs so that the tax is less than it otherwise would be”. But in 2013 the General Anti-abuse rule was introduced. This has given HMRC the power to… Read more »