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
We are often asked to advise on remuneration for a Director of a Limited Company. This is a complex area which can be different for everyone, but one area where clients need to be careful is how they take money out of the Company. In practice the actual cash that they receive will be a
A recurring theme from clients is that they don’t want to pay any tax. Unfortunately for most people this is not an option if they have a business is making money. Even Starbucks and Amazon pay some tax, though they tend to choose in which country they pay it, and are big enough to make
A lot of clients do not realise that HMRC do not create the tax laws. Parliament lays down the law in thousands of pages of tax legislation, written in a version of English only known to the people who write them and Tax experts. HMRC then interpret that legislation and write guides on their websites
Following on from the blog article on the new more flexible tax rules on Private Pension Contribuitions here is how it will work in practice for a typical client. Remember we cannot give financial advice but can only advise on the tax advantages of pensions. The rules are extremely complex and Independent Finacial Advice should
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We speak to a lot of small business owners and the suggestion of pension contributions is often derided. However recent changes to the tax treatment of private pension contributions make pension contributions an essential tool in the armoury of getting money out of a small business. In the past the perception was that pension contributions
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