There are two ways to consider the effects or benefits of business and personal expenditure.
The payment of rates or utility costs are an essential part of our daily expenditure, but it would be
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CGT exempt allowance halving from April 2024
The annual exempt amount applicable to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is to be halved from April 2024. This means that the exempt amount will be reduced from £6,000 currently, to £3,000 from April 2024. The
Rent-a-room relief
The rent-a-room scheme is a set of special rules designed to help homeowners who rent-a-room in their home. If you are using this scheme, you should ensure that rents received from lodgers during the
Tax exempt accommodation costs
There are special rules for the provision of living accommodation for employees. In most cases, employees will pay tax on any living accommodation provided by an employer unless they qualify for an
Help to pay your tax next month
If you are having trouble paying your tax on time you may be eligible to receive support from HMRC by applying for an instalment payment plan. An online payment plan for Self-assessment tax bills can
Tax Diary January/February 2024
1 January 2024 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 March 2023.
19 January 2024 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 January 2024. (If you pay your tax electronically
Employees on full-time and part-time contracts
When a new employee is added to the payroll it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure they meet the employee’s rights and deduct the correct amount of tax from their salary.
HMRC’s guidance lists
Changes to NIC from January 2024
A reminder that the main rate of Class 1 Employee National Insurance contributions (NIC) will be reduced from 6 January 2024. This change will see Class 1 NICs reduced by 2% from 12% to 10% in a
Planning changes to boost solar rollout
Homes and businesses will be able to install rooftop solar panels more easily, under new rules that were recently announced.
Changes to permitted development rights rules will mean more homeowners
What data do organisations hold about you?
If you are concerned that an organisation is holding personal information you have a legal right to ask for a copy of the information that they hold about you.
If it is a public organisation, write
More time to file company accounts
The normal filing deadline for filing the accounts of a private limited company is nine months after the company’s financial year end. Known as the accounting reference date. For example, many
Help to Save scheme
The Help to Save scheme is intended to help those on low incomes to boost their savings. Eligible users of the scheme can save between £1 and £50 every calendar month and receive a 50% government
Pensioner Cost of Living Payment
The Cost of Living support package has been designed to help over 8 million households in receipt of mean tested benefits. The details for Cost of Living Payments due in the 2023-24 tax year were
Autumn Finance Bill 2023 published
The government published the Autumn Finance Bill 2023 on 29 November 2023. The Bill is officially known as Finance Bill 2023-24. The Bill contains the legislation for many of the tax measures
Working from home tax relief
Employees who working from home may be able to claim tax relief for some of the bills they pay that are related to your work.
Employers may reimburse employees for the additional household expenses
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