In a taxes popularity contest, Inheritance Tax would be in last place! Also known as the Death Tax, Inheritance Tax (IHT) is a tax you pay on the value of your estate after you die. Many people are motivated to minimise IHT to benefit their surviving relatives. After all, you have [...]
Owning and renting out houses has traditionally been a good way to supplement your income. In fact, it had been so popular that the government has tried to put the brakes on by introducing tax measures to make it less attractive. The government want people to increase the number of houses [...]
Introducing Hubdoc Hubdoc is an online tool that connects to your XERO and automatically reads the detail from purchase invoices sent to it and posts this detail to Xero. This means you only need one place to keep all of your documents and no more entering information manually. Just snap a [...]
A Limited Company is arguably the most tax efficient structure to run your business through, but there are hidden tax traps that are easy to fall into. The biggest one is how you get paid from your company. Companies are taxed at 19% on all the profit they make, if you [...]
Rishi Sunak has today announced a change in the winter support schemes. The government have announced a raft of new financial measures to help support businesses through the pandemic. To read these changes in detail please visit our coronavirus business support hub. Just when you thought it could not get worse, [...]
Increasingly, employers are asking employees to work from home. However, this comes with additional household costs for them. Nevertheless, there is tax relief available. The additional costs your employees can claim for include heating, water bills, business calls or even broadband connection. How much can you claim: Employees can claim a [...]
If you are a landlord, second homeowner or a holiday homeowner and you sell your property at a gain, you have just 30 calendar days to inform HMRC and make a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payment. If you fail to meet this deadline you will be subject to a £100 fine which [...]
Covid: Two-week circuit breaker 'may halve deaths', report says A two-week lockdown could be on the cards from the 24th of October, reports suggest. With the three-tier system in place only this week, scientist are warning that this is not enough to help reduce the spread of COVID. The 'Circuit breaker' [...]
How different circumstances affect the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, which has been running over the past few months has been extended to include a second grant .You can claim for the second grant even if you did not claim for the first. You have until the [...]
When you have a home-based business, it can be difficult to have a clear separation between work and home. The ability and temptation to pop into the office, whatever time of the day or night is always there. But it also brings many benefits – it’s about getting the balance right. [...]
