Who inherits if you die without a will?

May 01, 2019

If you die without stating your wishes, the law will determine how your assets are distributed amongst your family. The rules that govern the process are set out in the intestacy rules. And there are…

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Employing family, younger persons or volunteers

Apr 25, 2019

The following notes set out some of the factors you will need to consider if you are considering employing members of your family, younger workers or volunteers in your business.

If you hire…

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Investing in new equipment?

Apr 23, 2019

For most of us in business the recent, and continuing, Brexit fiasco has meant that making meaningful investment decisions has proved to be problematic. What will our future trading relationship with…

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When do you pay capital gains tax?

Apr 18, 2019

If you personally disposed of an asset that is subject to a capital gains tax (CGT) charge, at any time during the tax year ending 5 April 2019, any CGT due will need to be paid 31 January 2020.

Accordingly,…

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What is a Debt Relief Order?

Apr 16, 2019

The first Debt Relief Order (DRO) was approved 10 years ago in April 2009 with the aim of assisting people with small levels of assets and little surplus income deal with their debts*.

Since…

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Green light for pension dashboards

Apr 12, 2019

The government has given the green light to allow pension providers to create user-friendly services that display pension information for individuals on-line.

Savers will be in the driving seat…

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Tax-free property and trading allowances

Apr 09, 2019

Since April 2017, you can earn £1,000 from a trading activity and £1,000 of property related income, without being liable to income tax.

These tax-free allowances on property and trading income…

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Reporting Benefits in Kind - Forms P11D

Apr 07, 2019

The forms P11D which report details of benefits and some expenses provided to employees and directors for the year ended 5 April 2019, are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2019. The process of…

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Reporting Benefits in Kind - Forms P11D

Apr 07, 2019

The forms P11D which report details of benefits and some expenses provided to employees and directors for the year ended 5 April 2019, are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2019. The process of…

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