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Five tax-efficient ways to extract profits
Five tax-efficient ways to extract profits If you operate your business as a personal or family company, you will need to extract some or all of the profits if you wish to use them personally. When it comes to tax, not all profit extraction methods are equal. While persona...
Help if you are struggling to meet your tax bills
Help if you are struggling to meet your tax bills Inflation is at a ten-year high and the ensuing cost of living crisis means that many people may be struggling to pay the tax that they owe. If this is you, what can you do about it? While it may be tempting to bury your...
Transferring assets between spouses
Transferring assets between spouses Although spouses and civil partners are taxed independently, there are some tax breaks available. One of these is the ability for spouses and civil partners to transfer assets between them at a value that for capital gains tax gives rise...
Tax relief for bad debts Bad debts are a fact of business life and most businesses will suffer a bad debt from time to time. This may be because the customer goes out of business after the work has been done or the goods have been supplied, or runs into financial difficult...
Pros and cons of the VAT flat rate scheme
Pros and cons of the VAT flat rate scheme The flat rate scheme offers VAT registered traders who meet the eligibility conditions a simpler way to work out the VAT that they need to pay over to HMRC. However, while it may save work, it may also cost more than working out VA...
Tax-free savings income There are various ways to enjoy savings income tax-free. However, not all routes are open to all taxpayers – the options depend on the nature of the savings and the saver’s other earnings and marginal rate of tax. Savings Allowance...
Do you work from home? You may be entitled to tax relief post Covid-19
Relief for working from home expenses post Covid-19 The Covid-19 pandemic forced large numbers of employees to work from home for the first time. Having made the transition to home working, post pandemic, many employees have continued to work from home some or all of the t...
Should I change my accounting date?
Should I change my accounting date? It is possible to change your accounting reference date to make your company's financial year longer or shorter than 12 months. However there are certain considerations to take into account. In preparation of the introduction of MTD f...
National Insurance changes from July 2022
National Insurance changes from July 2022 Although the National Insurance rates and thresholds for 2022/23 had already been set, at the time of the Spring Statement in March 2022, the Chancellor announced increases in the primary threshold which would align the starting po...
Companies – claim extended loss relief online
Companies – claim extended loss relief online To help companies realising losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the loss relief rules were amended to provide for an extended carry-back window. Where companies are making a claim for relief under the extended carry-...
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