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National Insurance

Checking your NIC records

HMRC offers an online service to check your National Insurance Contributions (NIC) record online. In order to use the service,…

6 Feb 2019 Read article

Tax

Alcohol duty freeze confirmed

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond recently paid a visit to an independent brewery in Liverpool and confirmed that the duty rates…

5 Feb 2019 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Struggling to pay your January tax bill?

Have you missed the 31 January 2019 deadline for paying your tax bill? The 31 January was not just the…

5 Feb 2019 Read article

Business Finance

Maximum AIA calculations for split accounting periods

The recent, and temporary, increase in the AIA to £1m from 1 January 2019 creates computational issues if a trader's…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Who pays Income Tax in Scotland?

According to HMRC, individuals pay Scottish Income Tax if they live in Scotland. Care should be taken when considering the…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

VAT

Charities – reducing input VAT

Charities pay VAT on all standard-rated goods and services they buy from VAT-registered businesses. They pay VAT at a reduced…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

HMRC Updates

Brexit – what the UK government has advised business owners to do

The Brexit uncertainties continue. To help businesses consider their options HMRC has published more information for UK businesses that buy…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

HMRC Updates

Sooner is better than later

Last week we passed the filing deadline (31 January 2019) for the 2017-18 self assessment tax returns. A surprising number…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

What is taxable when you sell a commercial vehicle or other equipment?

When you purchase a van or other equipment that qualifies for tax relief, the cost of the asset is reduced…

29 Jan 2019 Read article

HMRC Updates

HMRC publishes more strange excuses

A recent press release by HMRC revealed some of the oddest excuses for submitting a late tax return. The excuses…

23 Jan 2019 Read article

Employee Benefits & Expenses

Avoid car-fuel benefit charge for 2018-19

The easiest way to ensure that no car-fuel benefit charge (for private journeys in a company car) is payable, is…

23 Jan 2019 Read article

Inheritance Tax

Lifetime transfers where estate of another individual is increased

Most gifts made during a person's life are not subject to tax at the time of the gift. These lifetime…

23 Jan 2019 Read article

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Checking your NIC records

Alcohol duty freeze confirmed

Struggling to pay your January tax bill?

Maximum AIA calculations for split accounting periods

Who pays Income Tax in Scotland?

Charities – reducing input VAT

Brexit – what the UK government has advised business owners to do

Sooner is better than later

What is taxable when you sell a commercial vehicle or other equipment?

HMRC publishes more strange excuses

Avoid car-fuel benefit charge for 2018-19

Lifetime transfers where estate of another individual is increased

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