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Utilising the 2019/20 dividend allowance
Utilising the 2019/20 dividend allowance The dividend allowance is quite unusual in that it is available to everyone and everyone has the same allowance. For 2019/20 the allowance is set at £2,000. In common with many allowances, it is a case of use it or lose it. ...
Gift cards and the trivial benefits exemption
Gift cards and the trivial benefits exemption The trivial benefits exemption allows employers to ignore benefits in kind that cost £50 or less for tax purposes, as long as the conditions of the exempt...
Should an LLP partner be treated as a salaried partner?
Should an LLP partner be treated as a salaried partner? As a general rule, the individual partners in a partnership are treated as self-employed for tax purposes. Consequently, they pay tax under the self-assessment system and pay Class 2 and ...
Get clued up for claiming tax relief for trading losses
Relief for trading losses In the event that a loss arises in a trade or profession, consideration should be given as how best to obtain relief for that loss. A...
Entertaining expenses are complicated, make sure you know the facts!
Can we deduct entertaining expenses? The tax rules on the deductibility of entertaining expenses are harsh and often misunderstood. The fact that the expenditure is incurred for business purposes does not...
Does your business trade with the EU? You’ll need an EORI number after Brexit.
What is an EORI number and who needs one? An Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number will be needed for UK businesses to be able to continue to trade with the EU after the UK leaves the EU. If there is a no-deal Brexit In...
Don’t assume HMRC is right – check your tax calculation
Check your tax calculation Each year HMRC undertake a PAYE reconciliation for employed individuals who are not required to submit a tax return to check that the correct amount of tax has been paid. Where it has not, HMRC will send out either a P800 tax calculation or a PA3...
Tax credits – do I have to tell HMRC if my circumstances change?
Tax credits – do I have to tell HMRC if my circumstances change? Tax credits are benefit payments that are paid to people in work who are on a low income or have children. There are two tax credits – working tax credit (for those working but on a low income) and child ...
Penalties for late self-assessment returns
Penalties for late self-assessment returns The normal due date for a self-assessment return where filed online is 31 January after the end of the tax year to which it relates. This means that self-assessment tax returns for 2017/18 should have been filed online by midnight...
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