Corporation Tax 26.5% – The Real Cost of the Marginal Rate Relief

Corporation Tax 26.5% – The Real Cost of the Marginal Rate Relief

Marginal rate will be charged at 26.5% As of 14 October 2022 it has been re-announced the Corporation Tax main rate will increase to 25% from 1 April 2023 for companies with profits over £250,000. A rate of 19% will be available for business with profits of up to...
Key Tax Changes for the 2023/24 Tax Year

Key Tax Changes for the 2023/24 Tax Year

Key Tax Changes for the 2023/24 Tax Year We’re here to inform you about the Key Tax Changes for the 2023/24 Tax year and how these changes will affect companies, as well as sole traders. National Insurance The introduction of the new “Health and Social...
Payroll Year End 2023

Payroll Year End 2023

The Payroll Year will End on the 5th of April 2023 This year’s Payroll Year will end on the 5h of April 2023 and we’re here to help you get prepared for the next Payroll Year, with the dates you need to be aware of and tips to help you get ready. The Dates...
Minimum Wage Rates Increase for April 2023

Minimum Wage Rates Increase for April 2023

The Minimum Wage rates increase from the 1st of April 2023 All employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on the 1st of April of each year. This includes all National Minimum Wage rates and the National Living Wage rate. Below you will find the...
Budget Highlights 2023

Budget Highlights 2023

Budget Highlights 2023 The Chancellor presented his Spring Budget on the 15th of March 2023 and we’re here to discuss some of the highlights. The Economy: The OBR expects inflation to fall from 10.7% to 2.9% by the end of 2023. UK economy will shrink by 0.2%...
Topping up NI Contributions – Deadline Extended

Topping up NI Contributions – Deadline Extended

Topping up NI Contributions – Deadline Extended The Government have announced that taxpayers will have until the 31st of July 2023 to make Class 3 voluntary National Insurance (NI) contributions going back to April 2006. This will help them plug gaps in their...
P11D Deadline Looming: Expenses and Benefits

P11D Deadline Looming: Expenses and Benefits

Expenses and benefits: P11D deadline looming To stay on the right side of HMRC’s expenses and benefits legislation, P11Ds need to be filed by 6th July. Here we take a look at the P11D form; what’s included, what’s exempt and what the penalties are for filing late...
VAT Returns – The Key Dates

VAT Returns – The Key Dates

Deadline Dates for VAT Returns Quarterly Deadlines: If your VAT quarter ends on the last day of March, June, September or December, your VAT return and payment are due by the 7th of the following month. For example: A quarter ending on March 31st requires submission...
QuickBooks and Xero – Why we only work with them

QuickBooks and Xero – Why we only work with them

Why do we only work with QuickBooks and Xero? Our Accounting Software Partners We have teamed up QuickBooks and Xero – both leading software partners in the accounting world – to enable us to keep track of your accounting records, sales invoices, purchase...
Subsistence Per HMRC – EIM30240

Subsistence Per HMRC – EIM30240

Subsistence Per HMRC – EIM30240 Employers are allowed to reimburse qualifying employee expenses at benchmark rates specified in the Income Tax (Approved Expenses) Regulations, without need approval from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This exemption is...
New VAT penalty points regime – the changes explained

New VAT penalty points regime – the changes explained

A new VAT penalties regime was brought in this from January 2023, and any firms or individuals missing their filing deadline from January 2023 onwards will receive penalty points even if there is no VAT due to be paid. While this may sound more less effective than...
Corporation Tax – marginal relief from 1 April 2023

Corporation Tax – marginal relief from 1 April 2023

Corporation Tax will increase to 25% As of 14 October 2022 it has been re-announced the Corporation Tax main rate will increase to 25% from 1 April 2023 for companies with profits over £250,000. A rate of 19% will be available for business with profits of up to...
MTD D-Day has arrived – here’s how to make sure you comply

MTD D-Day has arrived – here’s how to make sure you comply

Anyone filing VAT returns from April 1, 2022 onwards now has to file their return digitally as HMRC’s Making Tax Digital reaches its next phase. All businesses registered for VAT – even if they have turnover below the threshold – must file their returns this way from...
Letting Conditions for Furnished Holiday Lets

Letting Conditions for Furnished Holiday Lets

Many property owners opt to rent their property as a Furnished Holiday Letting (FHL). There are several benefits to FHLs including Capital Gains Tax relief and capital allowances for furniture and fixtures. To access these benefits, there are several conditions that...
End of year tax planning

End of year tax planning

End of year tax planning – what you need to consider The new tax year on April 6 is accelerating quickly towards us, and now is the time to make sure that any last-minute tax planning will enable you to make the most of the 2021/22 tax year allowances – Click...
Urgent – Reclaim Married Couple’s Allowance before 5 April

Urgent – Reclaim Married Couple’s Allowance before 5 April

Married Couple’s Allowance can be transferred between spouses and civil partners, and while 2m couples have claimed this since it was introduced back in 2015, there are many more people who are entitled to claim it. Go back four years The allowance, which is worth up...
Rent a Room Scheme

Rent a Room Scheme

You can earn up to £7,500 per year tax-free from letting out furnished accommodation in your home, via the Rent a Room scheme Although the name suggests renting a single room, you can actually rent out as much of your home as you’d like. If you share the income with...

Create and send customer statements in QuickBooks

How to create and send customer statements in QuickBooks Below is a video, detailing how to create and send Customer Statements in QuickBooks Create a customer statement Go to Sales and select Customers. Select the checkboxes for the customers you want to make...
Businesses could face unexpected tax bills because of CJRS

Businesses could face unexpected tax bills because of CJRS

Have you set money aside to deal with tax on support grants? HMRC has highlighted that all money paid for test and trace or self-isolation payments in England, Scotland or Wales are taxable, as are Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebates. The Coronavirus Business...
CIS Retentions

CIS Retentions

CIS Retentions Retentions within the construction industry refer to a portion of the payment that is withheld by the contractor from the subcontractor until the completion of the project or until certain conditions are met. This practice is intended to ensure that...
SSP Rebate Scheme

SSP Rebate Scheme

To help employers affected by the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small employers is being reintroduced. In addition, the period for which an employee can self-certify a sickness absence is increased...
Help if you are struggling to pay your tax bill

Help if you are struggling to pay your tax bill

Financially, 2021 has been a difficult year for many, and you may be struggling to pay your January tax bill in full. Any tax and National Insurance that remains unpaid for 2020/21 must be paid by 31 January 2022, along with the first payment on account for 2021/22....
ITSA registration

ITSA registration

HMRC have published a call for evidence on the case for reforming the rules for registering for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA). The call for evidence is interested in hearing views on whether it would be beneficial to bring forward the deadline by which landlords...
File your 2020/21 tax return by 31 January 2022

File your 2020/21 tax return by 31 January 2022

If you need to file a self-assessment tax return for the year to 5 April 2021, you have until midnight on 31 January 2022 to file your return if you have not already done so. You must also pay any tax that you owe for 2020/21 by the same date. Do I need to file a...