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Cryptocurrency + Tax = Do you know the rules??
Cryptocurrency + Tax = Do you know the rules?? Do you know your Bitcoin from your Ethereum? Your XRP from your Algorand? If so, you might be interested to read this…especially if you have ‘realised’ some of your cryptocurrency. Many individuals are unwitting...
Get ready for the next steps of Making Tax Digital
Get ready for the next steps of Making Tax Digital Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government programme to move to a digital tax world. HMRC’s stated ambition is to become one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world. MTD involves fundamental changes...
Understanding how dividends are taxed Dividends have their own tax rules and their own rates of tax. The rules and the rates apply in the same way regardless of whether the dividends are paid from your personal or family company as part of a profit extraction strategy, or ...
The Autumn Budget 2021 Our summary focuses on the tax measures which may affect you, your family and your business. To help you decipher what was said we have included our own comments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ...
How to keep your Christmas party tax free
Keeping the Christmas party tax-free Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdown took the annual Christmas party (other than virtual ones) off the agenda. This year, there may be a temptation to make up for lost time. How can you celebrate the festive season wit...
Tax-free help with childcare costs
Tax-free help with childcare costs Childcare costs can be very expensive and any help is welcomed, particularly where you can benefit from that help tax-free. There are various routes by which this is possible. Government tax-free top-up scheme ...
End of the AIA transitional limit – Beware of the traps
End of the AIA transitional limit – Beware of the traps The annual investment allowance (AIA) allows you to claim an immediate deduction against your profits for qualifying capital expenditur...
Special capital gains tax rule for transfers of assets between spouses
Special capital gains tax rule for transfers of assets between spouses Although married couples and civil partners are assessed individually for capital gains tax purposes and each has their own annual exempt amount, a ...
Paying inheritance tax in instalments
Paying inheritance tax in instalments Where inheritance tax is payable on an estate, it must normally be paid by the end of the sixth month after that in which the death occurred. For example, if the deceased died on 22 August 2021, inheritance tax on the estate would be d...
Tax-efficient childcare Childcare is expensive; however, the tax system can provide a helping hand. In recent years, there has been a shift from tax relief for employer-supported childcare and vouchers to a Government top-up ...
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