Spring Budget 2024 Update
National insurance rates cut again The headline news from the Spring Budget was further cuts to national insurance contributions (NIC) of 2% each for self-employed taxpayers and employees. The main rate of primary Class 1 NIC paid by employees on earnings between £12,570 and £50,270 per year will be cut from 10% to 8% from…
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Rollover Relief
Rollover Relief When capital gains tax was introduced in 1965, it was recognised that where a person sells an asset used in a business and buys a new asset, tax would be due on any gain arising on the sale, but there may not be any sales proceeds left over to pay that tax. To…
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Rent a Room Relief
As hundreds of homeowners rent out their rooms and houses during the sporting events such as Wimbledon tennis championships, for up to £15,000 a week, it is important to pay the right tax to avoid penalties. This year’s tournament is seeing a very buoyant market with houses renting at up to £15,000 a week, four-to-five-bedroom…
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Registering for Self-Employment
Once you have made the step of deciding to go self-employed once of the first things you need to do is to register with HM Revenue & Customs. Registering for tax is an essential step in becoming a sole trader. It ensures that you are compliant with the law and can accurately report your income…
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Recruiting the Right Talent
Recruiting new employees is tough just now so be different! For example, some employers are now offering “Wellbeing leave” in addition to the usual holiday package. If you want to recruit more, you have to get serious about the process and be on it 24/7, 365! There are several actions you can take to make…
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Running a Payroll Scheme
Payroll If you are running a limited company, partnership or a sole reader employing people is the same process and principles. When you need to employee a person you will need to register this first with HM Revenue & Customs (https://www.gov.uk) and then once set up HM Revenue & Customs will send you’re the payroll…
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Self-Assessment Payment on Account
Payments on Account What are payment on account in tax and on your self-assessment tax return. Payments on account’ are advance payments towards your tax bill (including Class 4 National Insurance if you’re self-employed). You have to make 2 payments on account every year unless: Each payment is half your previous year’s tax bill. Payments…
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Partnerships
Partnerships A partnership is defined a one or more people joining together in business with a view to make a profit and each partner receiving a share of the profit according to their share ratio for example 3 partners each holding 33 shares each. Partnership Tax Partnerships do not pay tax, but all partners pay…
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P11D Benefits in Kind
P11d Benefits If you have a team of employees, you have several options for rewarding them in addition to paying wages or a salary. One of the most flexible options is to offer benefit in kind, also known as fringe benefits. Benefit in kind take several different forms, which we’ll describe later, and they can…
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Overdrawn Directors Loan Account
Directors Loan Account What is a director’s loan account, in its simplest form it is withdrawals or deposits it makes to the business that are outside salary, dividends and an expenses repayment. This can be a credit balance where a director lends the company money or an overdrawn amount where this is a negative amount…
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