Gift aid donation rules clarified

Mar 31, 2016

Recent reports in the national media have suggested that HMRC has sought to restrict Gift Aid on donations which are accompanied by a message of support from a donor’s family. According to a recent…

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Tax free childcare update

Mar 29, 2016

HMRC have updated their online “top ten things you should know about the new tax-free childcare scheme”. The notes are reproduced below and they provide parents with and easy read overview of the…

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Buy-to let sector suffers another blow in the March budget

Mar 23, 2016

 The Treasury seems to be committed to wringing the last available drop of tax revenue from the buy-to-let sector.

 In the Budget last week the rate of capital gains tax (CGT) was reduced…

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Budget for business

Mar 21, 2016

Just in case you were wondering what was in the Budget last week for small businesses, we have reproduced below the comments made by George Osborne and posted to the GOV.UK website:

Backing…

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Budget Statement 16 March 2016

Mar 17, 2016

 Personal Tax and miscellaneous matters

 Personal Tax allowance

 From 2016-17, there will be one Income Tax personal allowance regardless…

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Dividend tax increase from 6 April 2016

Mar 16, 2016

One issue that the director shareholders of small companies will need to get to grips with from April 2016 is the radical change to the taxation of dividends.

Up to 5 April 2016, dividends…

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Aligning national insurance and income tax

Mar 15, 2016

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published the findings of a detailed review into bringing the two payroll taxes closer together. Here’s what they have to say:

“Bringing National…

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Air passenger duty exemption now applies to under 16s

Mar 14, 2016

Children under 16 will join under 12s in no longer having to pay Air Passenger Duty in economy class.

Families planning an Easter break will get a boost today when the cost of their foreign…

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Simpler tax system for smaller companies

Mar 08, 2016

On the 3rd March, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) unveiled a package of recommendations aimed at making the tax system simpler and easier to use for small companies. The press release…

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