Introduction We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As...
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Tax opportunities for UK farmers and agricultural businesses
Are there tax opportunities for UK farmers available in 2022? Annual Investment Allowance, Agricultural Property Relief, and farmers’ averaging are generous tax reliefs for UK farmers and owners of agricultural businesses. However, each has some detailed rules that...
What is the Postponed VAT Accounting system?
The Postponed VAT Accounting (PIVA) system for imported goods was introduced on 1 January 2021 and allows VAT registered businesses to declare and, subject to the normal rules, reclaim import VAT on the same VAT return. This avoids VAT being paid to HMRC on import and...
Stamp Duty Land Tax: Consultation launched to reduce perceived abuse of the rules
HMRC has launched a consultation into the methods used to calculate Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) on purchases of mixed-use property. A mixed-use property is where a property is considered as both residential and non-residential. In addition, there may also be a reform...
VAT and Making Tax Digital
On 1 April 2019 (this was not a joke!!) HMRC introduced Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT. Businesses above the current VAT threshold of £85,000 have since needed to submit their VAT returns using “functional compatible software”. As of 1 April 2022, all VAT...
What are Freeports? VAT implications
A Freeport is designed to attract major domestic and international investment, these hubs of enterprise will allow places to carry out business inside a country’s land border but where different customs rules apply. At a Freeport, imports can enter with simplified...
IFS predicts millions to be worse off next year due to tax rises
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has predicted that millions of people will be worse off in 2022 as a result of spiralling costs and tax rises. Responding to the Autumn Budget, the IFS predicted that low-income families will be squeezed by a rise in the cost of...
Autumn Budget: R&D Tax Relief to be Reformed
The Chancellor announced in his Autumn Budget that the R&D tax relief regime will be reformed. The key changes: The scope of the regime will be extended to support modern research methods by including expenditure on data and cloud computing costs The relief will...
Autumn Budget: Changes to Creative Tax Reliefs
Creative tax reliefs have been made even more generous following the Autumn Budget. Find out here if your company qualifies for these reliefs The Chancellor has announced a temporary increase in the rates of relief for the following tax reliefs: Theatre...
Capital Gains Tax deadline extended
The Chancellor announced in his Autumn Budget that from 27 October 2021 the deadline for UK residents to report and pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) after selling UK residential property will increase from 30 days after the completion date to 60 days. This change follows a...
Changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS)?
What is the Trust Registration Service (TRS)? The Trust Registration Service (TRS) was introduced in June 2017 as a result of the 4th Money Laundering Directive (‘4MLD’) to gather more information about trusts in a drive towards more transparency and to enforce...
Associate dentists self-employed concession to be removed
For many years HMRC have operated a concession under which associate dentists are treated as self-employed for tax purposes rather than employed. However, from 6 April 2023, this concession will be removed. How will this impact dental practices? At present, the...











