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Date posted: 6th Jan 2020
The Labour party were proposing to reverse the recent Tory party inheritance tax cuts if elected. They were referring to the additional nil rate band for passing on…
Date posted: 6th Jan 2020
Now that Boris Johnson and his Conservative party have won the General Election will we finally “Get Brexit Done”? More importantly, can the Government now get on with…
Date posted: 6th Jan 2020
Now that the General Election is out of the way, the tax changes in the draft Finance Bill scheduled to take effect from April 2020 are now more…
Date posted: 6th Jan 2020
The rules for taxing dividends changed radically from 6 April 2016 with the removal of the 10% notional tax credit and the introduction of new rates of tax…
Date posted: 5th Dec 2019
As the new year approaches, many people turn their minds to resolutions, healthy eating, exercise and filing their tax return! However, in the view of Lee Watson, tax…
Date posted: 5th Dec 2019
It is usually the case that, when a company enters a member’s voluntary liquidation (“MVL”), any proceeds subsequently distributed to the shareholders are treated for tax purposes as…
Date posted: 5th Dec 2019
The government has recently announced that the previous £1,000 limit on the cost of a bicycle provided under the cycle to work scheme has been removed. This will…
Date posted: 5th Dec 2019
Remember that certain Christmas gifts to staff are tax-free if structured correctly. Ever since April 2016 employers are allowed to provide their directors and employees with certain “trivial”…
Date posted: 5th Dec 2019
Where possible higher rate taxpayers should “Gift Aid” any payments to charity to provide additional benefit to the charity and for the individual to obtain additional tax relief…
Date posted: 6th Nov 2019
As mentioned above furnished holiday lettings businesses are eligible for capital allowances on equipment in the property. Where the business incurs finance costs such as mortgage interest the…
