The Employment Allowance allows eligible businesses and charities to reduce their Employers’ National Insurance bill. From April 2025, the allowance will increase to £10,500 per tax year. This applies only to the employer’s share of Class 1 National...
The Structures and Buildings Allowance encourages investment in commercial infrastructure by allowing businesses to recover some of the costs spent on constructing, purchasing or improving non-residential properties. What is the Structures and Buildings Allowance? The...
If you regularly use your personal vehicle for work, Mileage Allowance could help you save money and reduce your tax liability. What is Mileage Allowance? Mileage Allowance is a tax-free reimbursement for individuals who use their own vehicle for work-related...
HMRC introduced the Property Income Allowance as a tax exemption, which allows individuals to earn up to £1,000 per year from property-related income without paying tax or reporting it to HMRC. This applies to income from: Renting out a driveway or parking space...
HMRC introduced the Trading Income Allowance as a tax exemption, which allows individuals to earn up to £1,000 per year from self-employment or casual trading income without paying tax or reporting it to HMRC. This applies to income from: Selling goods online (Etsy,...
What is Maternity Allowance? Maternity Allowance supports pregnant women and new mothers who do not qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay. Often, self-employed women, those recently employed, or those who haven’t worked with their current employer long enough, do...
The Personal Allowance is the amount of income you can earn each tax year before paying Income Tax. For the 2024/25 tax year, the standard Personal Allowance is £12,570. This means you do not have to pay tax on income up to this threshold. However, your Personal...
Marriage Allowance Transfer Marriage Allowance transfer allows one spouse to transfer a portion of their Personal Tax Allowance to the other, providing a tax reduction if certain conditions are met. Who is Eligible? You may qualify for Marriage Allowance if:...
What is Marriage Allowance? Marriage Allowance is a government initiative aimed at reducing the tax burden for married couples or civil partners. This scheme allows one partner to transfer a portion of their unused personal tax allowance to their spouse or civil...
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...
Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) transitional limit extended The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) is a capital allowance that enables you to claim an immediate deduction against your profits for qualifying capital expenditure up to the available limit. The AIA limit...
Thresholds and allowances frozen! To help meet some of the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chancellor has opted to freeze various allowances and thresholds until April 2026, rather than increase the rates of income tax and capital gains tax. As incomes rise over...
