by Pi Accountancy | May 26, 2021 | Business, Company Car, HMRC
Taxation of company cars What is taxation of company cars? If you are an employee with a company car, you will be taxed on the benefit derived from the car being available for your private use. If you are an employer who makes company cars available to your employees,...
by Pi Accountancy | May 25, 2021 | Business, COVID-19
Recovery loan scheme If you need to access finance to help your business recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Recovery Loan Scheme may be for you. Nature of the scheme The Recovery Loan Scheme is designed to provide access to finance in order to...
by Pi Accountancy | May 24, 2021 | Business, COVID-19, HMRC, Self-Assessment, Taxes
To help businesses which have suffered losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the period for which certain trading losses can be carried back is extended from one year to three years. The extended carry-back period applies for both income tax and corporation tax...
by Pi Accountancy | May 22, 2021 | Business, HMRC, PAYE, Self-Assessment, Taxes, VAT
Business records if you’re self-employed You must keep your records for at least 5 years after the 31 January submission deadline of the relevant tax year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may check your records to make sure you’re paying the right amount of tax....
by Pi Accountancy | May 21, 2021 | Business, Director, HMRC, Taxes
If you run your business as a personal or family company, you will need to decide how best to extract profits for your personal use. A typical tax-efficient strategy is to pay yourself a small salary and then extract any further profits as dividends. Where this...