Category Archives: Capital Allowances

Ways to reduce your corporation tax bill

Corporation Tax

With the corporation tax rate rising from 19% to 25%, business owners have started to face higher corporation tax bills from 1 April 2023. So, what are the ways to reduce your corporation tax bill? If you are running a profitable business, you may be wondering if you’re taking advantage of all the tax efficiencies […]

Getting ready for end of tax year

end of tax year

We are almost in April and that means one thing, end of the current tax year is approaching. So how can you be getting ready for the end of the tax year?  There are a few things to consider over the coming week as the last day of the current tax year is 5th April […]

The Tax Benefits of an Electric Car

The company car is becoming more popular again mainly because of electric cars. Once again it is potentially an exciting tax perk and an important part of any remuneration planning. In our updated blog we revisit the tax benefits of an electric car. Of course, nobody these days questions the environmental benefits of running an […]

Deeper dive into the “mini budget”

In an unusual move, yesterday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) openly criticised the UK government’s mini budget . The IMF have concerns that the proposals delivered by Kwasi Kwarteng are likely to make the UK a more unfair society and add to the existing inflationary pressures. The markets have lost faith in the pound during […]

Mini Budget 2022

The new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng revealed his first budget on Friday 23rd September.  Whilst many of us were expecting some tax breaks nobody had predicted the biggest tax cutting budget since 1972. The tax cuts and other incentives in the budget are directed towards growing the UK economy. The government is targeting a 2.5% growth […]

Is it a repair or improvement ?

The most common question we deal with when preparing accounts for landlords is “is it a repair or improvement”?   It can often be difficult to distinguish between repairs and improvements. However, it’s extremely important to report them correctly for tax purposes. Repairs are often referred to as revenue expenditure and improvements as capital expenditure. […]

The Ups and Downs of Tax

We are now in the new tax year 2022-2023 which started on 6th April 2022.  Did you know the chosen year end of 5th April was first introduced in 1752? Back then the new tax year started on 25th March and ended after full 365 days which would be on 4th April. But in 1800 […]

Tax breaks for your garden office

building a garden office

Most restrictions in England will end tomorrow as Plan B comes to an end! Which side of the divide do you belong to?  Is it time to get back to “normal” and for everyone to go back to the office? Or is it too early and we should all carry on working from home until […]

Research & Development (R&D) – Tax Breaks

The government has committed to investing £22 billion in R&D by 2025 and this was again confirmed in the 2021 budget. The UK is recognised as a world leader when it comes to research and innovations