Two weeks to the end of the 15/16 tax year. Still time to do some last minute tax planning…………………. Personal Pension Payments: If you are a 40% tax payer, and have received PAYE income during the year, a payment into a personal pension from taxed income will get you 40% tax relief. The pension company […]
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There are budget summaries a plenty across the internet but here is our take on some of the highlights that will affect our clients: The Corporation Tax rate which was already due to fall will now fall further. It is due to fall from 20% to 19% in 2017 and will now fall to 17%
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We are often asked about mitigating the tax on Buy to Let profits for married couples. The basic rule is that the owner of the property pays the tax on the income. For example if the husband owns the property and is a higher rate tax payer then it is not possible for the wife
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Just a reminder for employers that the new National Living Wage comes in to force on the 1st April 2016. There is little difference between this and the existing Minimum Wage but it is essentially a premium for workers who are 25 and over. The current minimum wage rates are here: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates At the moment
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2016 is the year where the government has finally seen sense and changed the expenses dispensation regime. Previously if an employee had been reimbursed for a business expense such as a train ticket this should have been reported on a P11d even if there was no tax implication. To avoid this a dispensation could have
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In the Summer Budget in July 2015 the government dropped a bombshell on Landlords. Starting in April 2017 the tax relief on interest and other finance costs on the rental of residential will be reduced dramatically. Along with the increase of 3% on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax this is going to fundamentally change the
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Autoenrolment, the word that strikes fear into small business owners across the land. And 2016 is the year that it is going to happen for a huge amount of small businesses in the UK. According to this document https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-employer-staging-forecast.pdf from a base level of a few thousand businesses staging a quarter last year there are
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With the deadline for submitting 2014/15 self assessment returns looming this Friday it seems topical to review the penalties around self assessment. There are penalties for: Not informing HMRC that a self assessment return is necessary (failure to notify) Late submission of a return Late payment of tax The penalties for failure to notify depend
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It’s a new year and we are looking past the end of the Tax Return season to help our clients with numerous upcoming tax changes starting after April 6th. Its going to be a busy year as a lot of our clients are due to start autoenrollment pensions as well.: New Dividend Tax Enhanced Employment
The new dividend tax was announced out of the blue in the budget. The key facts of the proposed changes are as follows: From April 2016, the notional 10% tax credit on dividends will be abolished. A £5,000 tax free dividend allowance will be introduced. Dividends above this level will be taxed
