If an employer has asked an employee to work from their own home, it can pay a tax-free allowance of £6 per week to compensate for any additional costs incurred. These costs may include additional electricity, gas or water consumed while at home in working hours. If...
The Chancellor announced that taxes would have to rise, but not quite yet, as all tax rates except for VAT are frozen for 2021-22. Large companies will then see their corporation tax rate rise from 19% to 25% from 1 April 2023.Companies making no more than £50,000...
If you bought your home brand new and 'off-plan' you may realise a significant capital gain when you sell that property. This is not a problem if you occupied the property as your main home for your entire period of ownership. In that case principal private residence...
From 6 April 2020 the calculation of company car taxable benefits will be changed to favour electric and hybrid vehicles. This is good news for some company car drivers. However, due to a switch in the methods used for measuring vehicles' CO2 emissions, there will be...
HMRC are writing to taxpayers where there is information to suggest those individuals have invested in an offshore collective investment fund. If you hold any amounts in offshore investment funds, however small, you may have to declare the income or gains received on...
When you sell your business you can expect to pay capital gains tax (CGT) on any gains you make. Currently CGT is payable at 10% (if within your basic rate band for in- come tax) or 20% on such gains. But the 10% rate can also apply to gains of up to £10m if...
When you buy a large item of plant or machinery you may need to make alterations to your land or buildings in order to install the item. For example the equipment may require a new concrete base or a specially protected electrical circuit. The cost of installing...
Successful entrepreneurs often move from one business project to another. If you are about to start up a new business having closed down an old one, be careful not to fall into the phoenix trap. This is when one company is liquidated, so the cash accumulated in the...
New Capital Gains Tax regulations for 2020 for landlords and property investors, new payment deadlines, rules and reporting. Because capital gains tax on property is currently paid through your self-assessment tax return, it normally doesn’t need to be paid until the...
This tax, known as ATED, applies to residential properties owned by companies. It only came into effect on 1 April 2013 and was extended to properties worth over £500,000 from 1 April 2016. Landlords who have transferred their residential property portfolios into...
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