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Considering a significant gift?
There are special rules concerning the liability to IHT of a transfer made during one’s lifetime. For example, most gifts made during a person’s life are not subject to tax at the time of the gift. These lifetime
Thinking of selling your business?
Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) applies to the sale of a business, shares in a trading company or an individual’s interest in a trading partnership. When the relief if available, Capital Gains Tax (CGT) of 10% is
Current CGT rates
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is normally charged at a simple flat rate of 20% and this applies to most chargeable gains made by individuals. If taxpayers only pay basic rate tax and make a small capital gain, they may only be
The marginal rate of Corporation Tax
The Corporation Tax Main Rate applies to companies with profits in excess of £250,000. The applicable rate is currently 25%. A Small Profit Rate (SPR) of 19% applies to companies with profits of up to £50,000.
Where a
Let Property Campaign
The Let Property Campaign provides landlords who have undeclared income from residential property lettings in the UK or abroad with an opportunity to regularise their affairs by disclosing any outstanding liabilities
Your stake in your business
Ever wondered how your stake in your business is represented in your accounts?
The answer can be found at the bottom of your balance sheet. Simply put it is the value of your physical business assets less any
The ‘fiscal’ goal posts will be moving
In the coming months we will start to see how our new government intends to change the UK tax rules to further its economic growth agenda.
Whatever they decide to do, readers who presently benefit from tax and/or
Gains on sale of shares
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is normally charged at a simple flat rate of 20% (but see comments below) when you sell shares unless they are in a CGT free investment such as an ISA or qualifying pension. Your gain is usually
The NIC Employment Allowance
The Employment Allowance benefits eligible employers by reducing their National Insurance liability. The current allowance is £5,000. An employer can claim less than the maximum if this covers their total Class 1 NIC
Taxable and non-taxable State Benefits
Whilst there are a large number of state benefits available, it is not clear which of these benefits are taxable and which are tax-free.
HMRC’s guidance provides the following list of the most common state benefits that
Ordering documents from Companies House
Companies House offers interested parties the ability to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
You can order:
a company certificate with certified facts; or
a
When you cannot use the Property or Trading Allowances
Two separate £1,000 tax allowances for property and trading income were introduced in April 2017. If you have both types of income highlighted below, then you can claim a £1,000 allowance for each.
The £1,000 exemptions
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