Running your own business, whether self-employed, as a partnership or through a limited company seems to cause problems when it comes to obtaining a mortgage. This is particularly relevant to anyone who hasn’t been in business for a long time and ... [Continue Reading]
Company cars – electric and hybrid
Company car tax charges are changing from April 2020. It’s definitely worth looking at the new rules and possibly delaying a vehicle change until April. Any car powered wholly by electricity will have a zero tax charge from April 2020. That’s a ... [Continue Reading]
Business property relief
Business property relief is an important and valuable Inheritance tax relief that can reduce the value of relevant business property when it is transferred either in life or death. It was introduced in 1976 in response to the growing number of ... [Continue Reading]
Flat Rate VAT
Which is best – Standard VAT or Flat Rate VAT (FRS)? Simple, but not very helpful, answer is, “It depends” How do the two schemes work? With standard VAT, you charge VAT on your sales and pay this over to HMRC. Before paying the money to ... [Continue Reading]
Trivial Benefits Recap
This is just a quick video reminder of the Trivial Benefits rules. A Trivial Benefit is something an employer can give to an employee without it being taxable on the employee. It is important to get this right - but it can be a useful and ... [Continue Reading]
CIS VAT
*DOMESTIC REVERSE CHARGE VAT FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - POSTPONED* On Friday, 6th September at around 5:00pm, HMRC announced that they were postponing the implementation of the Domestic Reverse Charge. Should you have an queries regarding this ... [Continue Reading]
MTD for VAT deadline
VAT Returns are compulsory for returns with a filing date of 7 August. If you haven’t registered you may find your VAT Return is blocked when you try to file it. If this happens to you, don’t panic. You can contact us (01509 816150 or via our ... [Continue Reading]
Do you own a rental property? Have you missed out on Tax Loss Reliefs?
The law says that rental property losses can be carried forward and automatically used to reduce later profits. However, HMRC is likely to ask you for evidence of the loss you are claiming. Do you own a property that you have let out for several ... [Continue Reading]
The differences between an accountant and a bookkeeper
So what is the difference between an accountant and a bookkeeper? As a small business, managing your finances is no small task. It is imperative to have management information including good cash flow management. You might carry out some of the tasks ... [Continue Reading]
Landlords and Tax – HMRC join the dots..
Landlords are seen as a lucrative source of underpaid tax because of the data now available to HMRC. HMRC’s “Connect” system has been in operation since 2017 checking data from various government and local authority databases. By cross referencing ... [Continue Reading]
