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Keeping the VAT Inspector Sweet
Negotiating the VAT rules is a complex business, considerable risk attaching to errors. But one recent tax tribunal case – which the taxpayer won – made more entertaining reading than…
Celebration and Promotion at Hamlyns
This month we celebrate Tanya Dickson’s twentieth year with Hamlyns and Andrew Douthwaite’s promotion to Manager. Celebration and Promotion at Hamlyns.
Spring Statement 2019
Philip Hammond presented his Spring Statement on Wednesday 13 March 2019. So, what exactly did the Chancellor say and, more importantly, what did it actually mean? A summary of this…
New era for capital allowances
Annual Investment Allowance Budget 2018 brought change to the capital allowances regime, including a two-year increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA). This rises from £200,000 to £1 million for…
Change for charities
Although charity law varies across the UK, charity governance is very much in the spotlight. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) recently reported that nearly 40% of small…
Capital gains tax and your home
Where a property is someone’s residence for all their ‘period of ownership’, there is no capital gains tax to pay on the sale of a main private residence. But with…
Chasing late payments
Nearly a quarter of UK businesses report that late payments threaten their survival. The Federation of Small Businesses reports that the problem goes beyond just paying late. It encompasses practices…
HMRC Business Tax Account: is yours activated?
Making Tax Digital (MTD) brings mandatory change to the way the public communicates with HMRC. Business Tax Account At present, taxpayers can use an HMRC online Business Tax Account (BTA)…
EMI: An Eventful Year
It’s been an eventful year for Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI). EMI made headlines in April, when HMRC revealed problems obtaining continued EU state aid approval. After some uncertainty, it was…
Capital Allowances on Commercial Property – Our Partnership with Veritas Advisory
Capital Allowances are a tax relief on the acquisition of certain fixed assets. The relief has the effect of reducing the cost of those assets. In a great number of…
Income or gains from abroad?
There are new tough penalties on the horizon for UK taxpayers who haven’t told HMRC about foreign income or gains on which UK tax may be due. Story so far…
New tax year, new tax plans
As we head into the season to submit tax returns for the tax year ended 5 April 2018, it’s a good time to think about saving tax in the current…
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