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National Insurance Contributions and Company Directors
National Insurance Contributions (NIC) and company directors Special rules apply to company directors when it comes to calculating their Class 1 National Insurance liabilities. Why the rules? Directors, particularly of personal and family compan...
Amend your PSA for Covid-19 related benefits
Amend your PSA for Covid-19 related benefits A PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) enables an employer to meet the tax on certain benefits and expenses on the employee’s behalf. This can be useful to preserve the goodwill nature of a benefit. Not all benefits ar...
Freezing of allowances and thresholds
Freezing of allowances and thresholds To help meet some of the costs incurred in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chancellor announced in his 2021 Budget that a number of allowances and thresholds will remai...
Reduced rate of VAT To help the hospitality and leisure industry recover from the impact of the first national lockdown, a reduced rate of VAT of 5% was introduced for a limited period from 15 July 2020. The reduced rate of VAT was originally to apply until 12 January 202...
Take advantage of the enhanced carry back of losses
Take advantage of the enhanced carry back of losses Many businesses have suffered losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and where a business has made a loss, various options are available to obtain relief for that loss. The challenge is to make the best use of the l...
Are you trading? Tax implications you need to know about!
Are you trading? Lockdown restrictions have forced many businesses to close temporarily. Selling goods or clothes on sites such as eBay and Depop offers the opportunity to raise some much-needed cash in these difficult times. However, it is important that you know the asso...
Make the most of the dividend allowance until April
Make the most of the dividend allowance The 2020/21 tax year comes to an end on 5 April 2021. The last few months of the year are a good time to undertake a review and to ensure that your dividend allowance for the year is not wasted. Nature of the dividend al...
The Budget 2020 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 ...
Changing a will after death As long as certain conditions are met, it is possible to change a will after death. This is known as a post-death variation, and it can be a useful tax planning tool. A post-death variation can be made to: ...
Winding up your personal service company
Winding up your personal service company Come April 2020, many workers who have been providing their services through an intermediary, such as a personal service company, may find that their company is no longer needed. This may be for a number of factors: -...
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