Film tax relief (FTR) can increase the amount of expenditure that is allowable as a deduction for tax purposes or, if a company makes a loss, can be surrendered for a payable tax credit. To qualify
Switching between film and TV reliefs
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Self-employed basis period reforms
The government announced back in September that the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) has been delayed by one year until April 2024. There had been
More time to pay Capital Gains Tax
The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reporting and payment date for UK residents that sell a residential property changed with effect from 6 April 2020. This change meant that any CGT due on the sale of a
Vehicle benefit charges from April 2022
The vehicle benefit charges were updated following the Chancellor’s Budget speech. Where employees are provided with fuel for their own private use by their employers, the car fuel benefit charge is
VAT reverse charge and the flat rate scheme
There are special VAT rules for building contractors and sub-contractors that came into effect on 1 March 2021. The new rules make the supply of most construction services between construction or
Discovery assessment changes
HMRC has taken action to ensure that discovery assessments relating to certain aspects of the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC), Gift Aid Donations and different pension charges act as
Tax Diary November/December 2021
1 November 2021 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 January 2021.
19 November 2021 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 November 2021. (If you pay your tax
Autumn Budget 2021 – Recovery Loan Scheme
The Recovery Loan Scheme was launched on 6 April 2021. The scheme currently allows businesses of any size to access loans and other kinds of finance between £1,000 and £10 million. The scheme was
Autumn Budget 2021 – Minimum Wage increases
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak confirmed that the government has accepted in full the proposals of the Low Pay Commission for increasing minimum wage rates from 1 April 2022. This puts
Autumn Budget 2021 – £1 million Annual Investment Allowance
In the Spring Budget earlier this year, the government announced that the temporary Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) cap of £1 million would be extended until 31 December 2021. The Chancellor,
Autumn Budget 2021 – Dividend tax rates
As announced on 7 September 2021, the 1.25% increase in NIC contributions from April 2022 will be mirrored by a similar increase in the tax charge on dividends. From April 2022, the dividend tax
Autumn Budget 2021 – Alcohol and Tobacco Duty
As part of the Budget measures the Chancellor announced, to a big cheer, that the planned duty rates on beers, spirits, wines and ciders expected to come into effect from midnight on Budget Day will
Autumn Budget 2021 – Creative industry tax reliefs
The sunset clause for the Museum and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR) was supposed to come into force on 31 March 2022. As part of the Autumn Budget measures, the Chancellor announced that the
Autumn Budget Summary 27 October 2021
As with the Spring Budget 2021, much of the detail for the Autumn Budget had been leaked to the press prior to the official report to parliament, 27th October 2021.
But we now have all the details
Payments received after company is dissolved
Any assets or rights (but not liabilities) remaining in a company at the date of dissolution will pass to the Crown as ownerless property. This happens under what is known as ‘bona vacantia’ which
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