Landlords despair

Dec 07, 2015

On the 8 July 2015, George Osborne announced a number of changes to the taxation of property businesses. Without a doubt the most impactful change is the loss of higher rate tax relief for finance…

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A 30th December 2015 filing deadline

Dec 07, 2015

One of the more obscure filing deadlines for Self Assessment purposes relates to a claim to have your tax underpaid for a year recovered by an adjustment, an increase, in the PAYE stopped from your…

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Help to buy ISAs are available from 1 December 2015

Dec 07, 2015

The following information is extracted from the Government’s help sheet:

  • New accounts will be available for 4 years, but once you have opened an account there’s no limit on how you…

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Repaying employers for private fuel

Dec 07, 2015

Company car drivers should be giving consideration to the issues raised in this article if they are provided with fuel for private mileage by their employers.

With no repayment to compensate…

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Tax Diary December 2015/January 2016

Dec 07, 2015

 1 December 2015 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 28 February 2015.

 19 December 2015 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 December 2015. (If you pay your…

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Stamp duty land tax change for second home buyers

Dec 03, 2015

Individuals, who are considering the purchase of a second home, or a buy-to-let property, would be advised to complete their purchase before 1 April 2016. From this date new rates of stamp duty land…

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Reduction in bank deposit protection

Dec 01, 2015

From January 2016 the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is changing. Savers have one month left to adjust their bank deposits to the new limits. Here’s the updated information posted to…

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Autumn Statement 25 November 2015

Nov 26, 2015

Announcements for businesses

Support for smaller businesses

The Chancellor reported that the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises now employ…

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Business tax changes confirmed

Nov 23, 2015

The Summer Budget changes formally completed their progress through the legislative process and received royal assent on 18 November 2015.

We have summarised in this posting the main changes…

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