Two changes are likely to most significantly impact our clients – for businesses, employers national insurance is increasing. However, for small employers with just two or three employees the impact is likely to be minimal. Larger employers will suffer significantly. For employees, non-dom status is being abolished and replaced by a much simpler regime. But […]
Find out moreMarginally beneficial to small companies and lower paid individuals The Spring Statement (effectively a mini budget) reduces the tax burden slightly on lower paid and smaller companies. The most relevant announcements to our clients are an increase in the tax-free allowance for National Insurance (beneficial to businesses and employees) and an increase in the Employment […]
Find out moreThe tax on companies is going up There are some big tax changes scheduled to be introduced over the next couple of years, which means that company tax bills are going up. You can mitigate some of the tax increases by thinking ahead and acting appropriately. This note provides you with some pointers and themes […]
Find out moreAre Potential UK Tax Cuts by 2024 likely? Surprisingly, news has emerged in recent weeks about discussions the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has held with Treasury advisers to reduce taxes. We say ‘surprisingly’ because the discussions come just a few months after the Chancellor has committed to increase National Insurance and the tax on dividends. […]
Find out moreR&D Tax Relief for small and medium companies Research and Development (R&D) relief is aimed at helping companies that work on innovative projects in science and technology. SME R&D relief allows companies to either: Enhanced expenditure Deduct an extra 130% of their qualifying costs from their yearly profit, as well as the normal 100% deduction, to make […]
Find out moreWriting down and Annual Allowance – The principles In this article, we look at the two ways of writing down your capital expenditure on assets, as part of your Corporation Tax return – either through Annual Investment Allowances or Capital Allowances. Expenses you incur in your business will be one of two types – Revenue […]
Find out moreBudget update From a tax perspective, not much new was announced. The main items that are likely to impact our clients are: confirmation of the increase in dividend taxes by 1.25% (See below and our note 8/9/21) confirmation of the 1.25% increase in National Insurance from April 2022 (See our note 8/9/21) extension of Capital […]
Find out moreThere’s no better time to set up a business in the UK. The UK’s exit from the EU, combined with an expected post-pandemic lift to the economy, makes business in Britain an attractive proposition. However, there’s a more concrete reason why opening up in the UK deserves strong consideration. Corporation Tax (tax on company profits): […]
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