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Flat Rate Scheme annual review

Flat Rate Scheme annual review

If using the VAT Flat Rate scheme, businesses pay VAT as a fixed percentage of their VAT inclusive turnover. The actual percentage used depends on the type of business. The scheme has been designed to

Spring Budget 2024

Spring Budget

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the next UK Budget will take place on Wednesday, 6 March 2024. This will be the Chancellor’s second Budget and will include the

What happens if your income exceeds £100K 2023-24?

What happens if your income exceeds £K ?

If you earn over £100,000 in any tax year your personal allowance is gradually reduced by £1 for every £2 of adjusted net income over £100,000 irrespective of age. This means that any taxable receipt

Utilise your 2023-24 IHT reliefs

Utilise your IHT reliefs

We wanted to remind you of the Inheritance Tax (IHT) implications of making cash gifts during the current 2023-24 tax year that will end on 5 April 2024.

You can give away up to £3,000 worth of gifts

Do you need to register for VAT in 2024?

Do you need to register for VAT in ?

The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses should be registered for VAT is currently £85,000. The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses can apply for

Be wary of rogue business rates agents

Be wary of rogue business rates agents

The government Valuation Office Agency have issued the following warning to business owners who may have received unprompted approaches by an agent offering to negotiate a reduction in their business

Claiming relief for work related expenses

Claiming relief for work related expenses

If your employer has reimbursed you in full for any work related expenses you will obviously be unable to make a claim for tax relief for those same expenses.

But if you have only received part of

Tax and duties on goods sent from abroad

Tax and duties on goods sent from abroad

There are special rules to ensure that goods sent from abroad are taxed appropriately and to ensure that UK businesses supplying goods in the UK – for example by having to compete with VAT free

Tax consequences of loans to employees

Tax consequences of loans to employees

An employee can obtain a benefit when provided with an employment-related cheap or interest-free loan. The benefit is the difference between the interest the employee pays, if any, and the commercial

Employing staff for first time

Employing staff for first time

There are a multitude of rules and regulations that you must be aware of when you start employing staff for the first time.

HMRC’s guidance sets out some important issues to be aware of when becoming

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