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Sole trader or limited company

We are often asked to judge whether it’s better for a business to be run as a sole trader, or incorporated as a limited company. The risk argument is fairly straight forward. If your trade or service provided involves risk, and a risk that it is difficult to fully insure, then the...
1 month 2 weeks ago

Making Tax Digital - are we making progress

There is evidence that HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) implementation team are working with advisors and their clients to beta test the computer systems that will drive the quarterly upload process when it is timed to begin April 2018. For those readers who may have missed our...
1 month 2 weeks ago

Landlords bear the brunt of recent tax changes

Recent budgets have done little to improve the financial position of landlords. One change stands out above the rest: the loss of higher rate tax relief on finance charges. Many landlords have concentrated on growing their property portfolios in recent years and, taking advantage of...
1 month 2 weeks ago

McLaren racing team lose tax appeal

It is a well-established feature of previous judgements that a fine imposed to punish an organisation should not be treated as tax deductible – the tax relief secured would effectively share out the burden of the punishment with the rest of the taxpaying community. Which is why the...
1 month 2 weeks ago

Self-employed combined liability

Whether you pay Income Tax or National Insurance, the effect on your cash flow is the same. The payments are a necessary part of our obligation to fund the activities of State, but the self-employed are often surprised that their bi-annual tax payments cover Income Tax and National...
1 month 2 weeks ago

Investing in your business is still tax effective

If you crunch the numbers, and decide that investing in new technology, a new van, or other equipment will make a positive difference to your bottom line profits, and in a reasonable time-frame, the next question to ask is – what difference will the initial purchase make to your tax...
1 month 3 weeks ago

When do NIC contributions stop

You are required to make National Insurance Contributions on your earnings, whether employed or self-employed, until you reach the State Retirement Age. The only exception is if you qualify for exemption from contributions if your salary or business profits are below a certain...
1 month 3 weeks ago

Need help joining the digital age

Computers are not everyone’s cup of tea. In fact, there are very few of us who can declare with some confidence that we are computer literate. Unfortunately, there does seem to be a drive to increase their effective use in business and the offices of HMRC. Gone are the days when...
1 month 4 weeks ago

National Insurance exemption

Employers, or more specifically, the persons in charge of processing their payroll, are hopefully checking the box to claim the National Insurance Employment Allowance (EA)? The EA reduces the employers’ (secondary) Class 1 NIC bill. If your employers’ NIC charge is normally more...
2 months 1 day ago

Making the most of opportunity

There are a number of ways that director shareholders of private companies can withdraw funds from their businesses. We have listed below a number of options, the list is not exhaustive, but the points do provide insight into the opportunities that current tax law allows incorporated...
2 months 6 days ago

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