Business tax

2018 Budget Review

I was quite relieved in the end that the Budget didn't end up containing the bad news on VAT and IR35 that had been rumoured. ... [more]

Optimum directors salary for 2018/19

Spring is in the air and the next tax year started on 6th April which means it's time to review your salary if you are ... [more]

End of tax year planning tips

It seemed only a couple of weeks ago that I was frantically chasing clients for information so that I can meet the 31 January personal ... [more]

The Budget 2017 – key points

Although most of the tax changes announced in the Budget on wednesday had been already released in the autumn statement there were a couple of ... [more]

July 2015 Budget Summary

The first fully Conservative budget in 20 years contained a lot of big changes to both personal and business taxation. The ones that tended to ... [more]

Most tax efficient director’s salary for 2015/16

The 2015/16 tax year is coming to an end and for directors who also own their companies it's time to review their salary to bring ... [more]

The Google tax – what it means ?

George Osborne announced a new tax in the autumn statement officially known as the ‘diverted profits tax’. The tax has been created as a way ... [more]

Can I claiming for food and drink when working – a handy guide courtesy of the Freeagent people

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Could your business make money by going onto the Flat rate VAT scheme ?

The current compulsory VAT registration threshold for businesses is a turnover of £81,000 in any 12 month period. Many small businesses operating below that limit ... [more]

The end of the line for higher tax relief on pension contributions

The annual limit to how much can be paid into personal pension schemes has been reduced steadily over the last few years in a bit ... [more]