New VAT Penalties regime Penalties for late payment and interest harmonisation For VAT taxpayers from periods starting on or after 1 January 2023. For taxpayers in Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA), from the tax year beginning 6 April 2024 for taxpayers with business or property income over £10,000 per year (that is, taxpayers must submit […]
Can I get Tax Relief on Pension Payments? What is a pension, and how does it work? A pension is a financial product that lets you save up to fund your retirement. Technically, it’s a kind of tax wrapper with specific rules around what you can save and when you can access your cash. There […]
Does HMRC have too` much power or not enough? The taxes collected by HMRC – £584.5bn in 2020-21 – run the UK and, as such, the right amounts must be managed. To this end, HMRC has myriad powers to review returns and check taxes have been correctly calculated and paid. For civil cases, these powers […]
What can be claimed as an expense for a Limited company? What is a Limited Company? A Limited Liability Company is an “incorporated” business structure that means that to bring the company into existence, it must first be formally registered with Companies House. Once registered, the limited company is an entirely distinct “legal entity”, separate […]
VAT implications for businesses supplying goods or services to EU/Non-EU Place of supply For VAT on services, the general ‘place of supply’ principle still applies. This rule determines whether the service is within the scope of UK VAT. For B2B services, the place of supply is where the customer is resident. This means that where […]
Income Tax MTD : What it means for sole traders in 2024 Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the UK governments flagship programme to make tax accounting easier for businesses and individuals such as sole traders. As you might guess from the name, it does this by legislating the digitalisation of tax data and submission. Making […]
UK R&D geared up for a tech-driven future Significant changes are coming to R&D tax incentives from April 2023. Find out what these changes could mean for your future R&D claims. HMRC have provided more details on the forthcoming changes to the research and development (R&D) tax incentive with effect from April 2023. To summarise, […]
Is the VAT Flat Rate Scheme right for your business? FRS (Flat rate scheme) An optional VAT scheme is available to all small businesses with a VAT exclusive annual taxable turnover of up to £150,000. This requirement applies at the point of entry into the scheme. Companies should check their turnover on each anniversary of joining the scheme, and if […]
Get your website taxes right Tax and Accounting Treatment for Website Development Costs Before you can start determining the tax treatment for your website development cost, you need to assess the use of the website. You need to decide if your website is more of a brochure that publicises your brand or if the […]
Insights: Non-domiciled UK residents and Remittance On 20th August 2021, HMRC confirmed that it would be writing to non-domiciled taxpayers who have lived in the UK for either seven years out of the previous nine tax years, or 12 out of the last 14, who have filed their 2019-20 tax returns but who subsequently […]
Charities – What we can do for you We are often approached by charities for guidance on a range of financial and advisory matters. For example, what needs to be included in our annual reports? Do we need to be audited? What are the deadlines for our accounts, are they the same as a normal […]
Tax implications from loans to participators made by close companies The Autumn Budget 2021 confirmed that the increased dividend upper rate will apply on tax charged under Corporation Tax Act 2010, s.455, which details new anti-avoidance measures in addition to those already in place for loans to participators in close companies. Let’s take […]
