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Property & Landlord Tax

Releasing equity from a buy-to-let

Landlords who have benefited from rising property prices in recent years may wish to consider releasing equity now in case…

26 May 2023 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Beware of gift aid clawback

Changing personal circumstances may mean that individuals who were previously taxpayers find that they are now non-taxpayers. If they are…

23 May 2023 Read article

Business Finance

Full expensing for companies

The super-deduction, which allowed companies to claim an immediate deduction of 130% of their qualifying expenditure, came to an end…

16 May 2023 Read article

Capital Gains Tax

Capital gains tax on separation and divorce

Spouses and civil partners enjoy certain tax breaks, including the ability to transfer assets between them at a value that…

10 May 2023 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Mileage allowances – What can you pay tax-free?

Employees often need to undertake business trips and it is common practice to reimburse the employee’s fuel costs by means…

8 May 2023 Read article

Pensions & Retirement

Pension changes

In his March Budget, the Chancellor announced a number of changes to the pension tax rules, including an increase in…

3 May 2023 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Furnished holiday lettings and business rates

Furnished holiday lettings are generally liable to business rates rather than council tax. This can be very beneficial, particularly where…

27 Apr 2023 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Jointly-owned property – Joint tenants v tenants in common

Under English law, there are two ways in which property can be owned jointly – as joint tenants or as…

26 Apr 2023 Read article

Employee Benefits & Expenses

Hybrid workers and relief for travel expenses

The pandemic changed the way in which many people worked, forcing them to work from home if they could. Post-pandemic,…

18 Apr 2023 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Claiming relief for employment expenses

If you incur expenses in doing your job, you may be able to claim tax relief. While the rules governing…

15 Apr 2023 Read article

Employee Benefits & Expenses

Trivial benefits – Make use of the exemption

Trivial benefits have their own tax exemption, which if used wisely can be used to treat employees. The exemption can…

13 Apr 2023 Read article

Corporation Tax

Family and personal companies – Optimal salary for 2023/24

A popular profit extraction strategy is to pay a small salary and to extract further profits as dividends. Why pay…

12 Apr 2023 Read article

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More Blog insights

Releasing equity from a buy-to-let

Beware of gift aid clawback

Full expensing for companies

Capital gains tax on separation and divorce

Mileage allowances – What can you pay tax-free?

Pension changes

Furnished holiday lettings and business rates

Jointly-owned property – Joint tenants v tenants in common

Hybrid workers and relief for travel expenses

Claiming relief for employment expenses

Trivial benefits – Make use of the exemption

Family and personal companies – Optimal salary for 2023/24

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