Company Tax,Loans

Lending to a relative – avoiding the tax trap

Self Assessment,Tax Return

Further relaxation of self-assessment thresholds announced

Tax,Qs and As

May 2025 Q&As

Income Tax,Inheritance Tax

IHT or income tax – take your pick

VAT,Cash Accounting

Cash accounting and its limitations?

Tax Planning,Loans

Make share transfers to your partner more tax efficient

HMRC,Penalties

Don’t pay HMRC penalties, suspend them

Profit Extraction,Profit

Income splitting – tackling the practical issue

VAT,Business Premises

Selling your business premises – a VAT trap?

Spring Statement

Small businesses within MTD sights

Termination payments,Golden Handshake,HMRC,Tax

How to pay a tax-efficient golden handshake

Penalties

Permanent increase to penalty interest rates

Repayments,HMRC,Fraud

HMRC pauses some refund claims for agents

Tax Return,Income Tax,Tax,Self Assessment

New limit for reporting trading income

Tax,Qs and As

April 2025 Q&As

Capital Gains Tax,Private Residence Relief

Extend your home’s capital gains tax exemption

Tax Relief,Tax Return,Tax

Tax claims – how late is too late?

Tax,Directors Loan

Managing your director’s loan account tax efficiently

HMRC,Online Filing

Companies forced to pay to file accounts

Investments,Woodlands

Woodlands – your next business investment?

Making Tax Digital,MTD

Hidden MTD news in Spring Statement documents

SMP,Statutory Maternity Pay

Increase to SMP recovery rate for smaller employers from 6 April 2025

HMRC,Making Tax Digital

HMRC MTD ITSA webinar – worth a look?

HMRC,Self Assessment

Relaxation of self-assessment threshold

Companies House,Filing,HMRC,Tax Return

HMRC and Companies House to scrap free filing services

Pensions,Tax Breaks

Recycling your pension fund to finance your business

IHT,Inheritance Tax

Government seeks views on inheritance tax changes for trusts

Tax,Qs and As

March 2025 Q&As

Expenses,Property

Private use of work-related accommodation

Enterprise Investment Scheme,Capital Gains Tax,Investments

Reduce tax on gains with EIS incentives

Income Tax,MTD,Making Tax Digital

MTD for income tax – what’s new?

AI,Tax,Scams

AI being used in tax scams?

Invoices,e-invoicing

Have your say on e-invoicing

Pensions,Tax Relief

Pension tax relief can now be claimed online

HMRC,Penalty Interest

Late payment interest rates changed again

Directors,Profit Extraction,Bonus,Corporation Tax,Dividends

Directors’ bonuses – keeping tax to a minimum

Tax Tribunal,HMRC,Self Assessment

No reduction to assessment due to lack of evidence

Penalties,Self Employed

Self-employed set for penalty reprieve

Tax,Qs and As

February 2025 Q&As

Pensions,IHT,Employee Pension

Are employer pension contributions still worth it?

Tax Relief,Travel Expenses

Is there a limit on tax relief for travel expenses?

Capital Gains Tax

Administering estates – avoiding HMRC’s CGT trap

Tax Avoidance,HMRC,Tax

Income shifting – a tax trap

HMRC,Partnerships,Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal shuns Upper Tribunal’s interpretation of salaried members rules

Tax,Domicile

Chancellor set to tone down non-dom reform?

MTD,HMRC,Making Tax Digital

HMRC relaxes MTD rules for joint property owners

HMRC,Public Accounts Committee

HMRC deliberately cutting off calls?

Tax,Profit Extraction

Extracting extra income from your company

First Tier Tribunal,Tax,Land Taxes

Russian hedge fund manager loses £484k SDLT case

Making Tax Digital

MTD ITSA – another step closer

Tax Relief,R&D

New disclosure facility for R&D claims

HRP,Child Benefit,State Pension

HMRC chief urges thousands to check NI record

Standard Rate,VAT,Zero Rate

Single sales with multiple supplies

Tax,Qs and As

January 2025 Q&As

Tax,Company Cars

Fuel for company cars – avoiding a common trap

Tax,Pensions

Tax-efficient pension income

BADR,Uncategorized,Profit Extraction,Profit

How to make BADR good

directorsloanaccount,Tax,Loans

How to clear your director’s loan account

VAT,Flat Rate Scheme

Maximising VAT savings for FRS

Tax,Property

Welsh government increases charge on some residential property purchases

IHT,Inheritance Tax

Could you be taxed on a gift?

Scotland

Scottish Budget confirms bands and rates for 2025/26

Tax Return,HMRC,Self-employed

Overlap relief calculator launched

Tax,Capital Gains Tax,Tax Avoidance

Harry Potter star loses tax battle

HMRC,Pensions

Don’t forget seasonal workers’ pension rights

Tax,Qs and As

December 2024 Q&As

VAT,Expenses

Don’t overlook reclaiming VAT for EU expenses

Capital Gains Tax,Property

Private residence relief – is it transferable to your spouse?

Interest,Tax,Profit Extraction

Can a simple interest swap save tax?

Business Mobile,Employees,Tax,Benefits

Tax pros and cons of business mobiles

Advisory Fuel Rates,Employees,Company Cars

Latest advisory fuel rates for company car drivers

Property,HMRC,Tax

Have you paid enough tax on property profits?

Tax,Budget,Company loans

Tighter rules for company loans

Making Tax Digital,MTD,Self Assessment,Budget

MTD ITSA guidance updated following Budget

Profit Extraction,Profit,Business,Tax

How to increase the tax saving when splitting business profits

Hidden Budget,Tax,Budget

The Chancellor’s hidden Budget

Construction Industry Scheme,Gross Payment Status,Construction,Subcontractor

How can you secure gross payment status?

HMRC,Penalty Interest

HMRC to reduce late payment interest

Tax,Qs and As

November 2024 Q&As

Salary Sacrifice,Employees,Tax

Pay rises for staff – a tax-efficient alternative

Tax,Company Cars

When is a company car not taxable?

NI,Freelancer,Tax,Off-payroll

Freelance work – the travel expenses tax trap for contractors

Company sale,Tax,Shares

Spread the tax cost of selling your company

Budget,Budget 2024

Budget at a glance

VAT

When is an option to tax advantageous?

HMRC,Making Tax Digital

MRC launches MTD ITSA toolkit

Losses,Business,Tax Relief

Tax relief for loss-making companies

NI,Ebikes,Tax,Cycle to Work Scheme

On your (e)bike – cycle to work scheme

Profit Extraction,Tax,Dividends

Timing dividends to delay or reduce tax

Tax,Gifts

Job-related gifts – what’s the tax position?

Expenses

Proof of employment expenses now required

VAT,Property

Changing the VAT status of a property

HMRC,Agent Dedicated Line

HMRC expands agent-related services

Child Benefit,HMRC,Pensions

Child Benefit claimants could be missing out on full state pension entitlement

Tax,Qs and As

October 2024 Q&As

Investments,Investment Bonds

Investment bond income tax trap

Tax,IR35

Dodging the double IR35 charge

Capital Gains Tax,Property

Tax planning for landlords of commercial property

AIA,Annual Investment Allowance

Calculating the AIA if you own more than one business

Tax,Business Property Relief

Tribunal denies fishy business property relief claim

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