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 […]
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Making Tax Digital (MTD – Updated January 2023
21
Sep
Sep
The introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) has been delayed until 2026. What is MTD Making Tax Digital is an initiative introduced by HMRC in an attempt to modernise our tax system in the digital age. MTD for ITSA (Income Tax & Self-Assessment) comes into effect from April 2026 (previously 2024) if your “qualifying income” […]
10
Aug
Aug
A Trust that is created by settlors often referred to as Expressed Trusts normally require registering with the Trust Registration Service (TRS). But do you have a non-taxable Trust that did not previously require to be registered? TRS which was introduced in 2017 was initially set up to register beneficial ownership of those Trusts which […]
Business Tips, Corporation Tax, HM Revenue & Customs, Personal Tax, VAT
Why you need a Government Gateway Account
03
Aug
Aug
What is a government gateway? Why do you need a government gateway account anyway? The gateway is a central location via which you can access various services including your tax account. How many of you have tried to contact HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently over the phone only to get frustrated with the holding […]
06
Jul
Jul
The pandemic has changed a few things but one of the key changes has been that more of us are now working from home. The question that is now being asked is what can you claim for business travel? Travelling expenses when you are working from home is something most employees seek to claim back […]
Business Tips, HM Revenue & Customs, Personal Tax, Tax Advice, Tax Planning
Letting out your property as a holiday let?
18
May
May
The pandemic is said to bring a few behavioural changes. Working from home including “blended working” is one such example and letting out your property as a holiday let may be another one. During the later part of 2021 many councils in the tourist areas of the country were experiencing significant rises is housing waiting […]
09
Mar
Mar
It’s not long to go before 1st April 2022. What is the relevance of this date you ask? This is the date MTD comes into play if you are a VAT Registered business but not yet filing under MTD. What is MTD? Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HM Revenue & Customs plan to digitise […]
capital gains tax, HM Revenue & Customs, Tax Advice, Tax Planning, Tax Tips
Capital Gains Tax Deferral Relief – Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) Investments
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Feb
Feb
Are you thinking of selling an asset? Or have you recently sold or gifted an asset that gave rise to a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) liability? If so, there is an often underutilised relief that could improve your cash position; Capital Gains Tax Deferral Relief. If you pay income tax at the higher or […]
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What is the best use of your time in January?
07
Jan
Jan
We wish you a happy new year and let’s hope 2022 is more stable and that by the end of the year we can return to some kind of “normality”. What is the best use of your time in January? We encourage all clients to consider taking time to prepare a 2022 Strategic plan. “A […]
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We are now at Plan B so what is your plan?
15
Dec
Dec
We are now into week one of Plan B even if at the time of writing this blog our MP’s are still debating measures amid Tory backlash. It seems that vaccines are still our best line of defence and so until the majority of adults have received their booster jab it would be reasonable to […]