The Budget - small business update

Dec 07, 2017

Notable changes are listed below:

  • Although there is no change to the rate of corporation tax, maintained at 19%, HMRC is to freeze indexation allowance on corporate capital gains for…

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The Budget - personal tax considerations

Dec 07, 2017

Notable changes are listed below:

  • First-time buyers will pay no stamp duty on homes costing no more than £300,000. First-time buyers of homes worth between £300,000 and £500,000 will…

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Private pension tax relief

Dec 05, 2017

There was much speculation prior to the budget last month, that the tax relief for higher rate tax payers was going to be scrapped, or reduced. Many pundits were expecting a flat-rate tax deduction…

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Company capital gains relief is frozen

Dec 04, 2017

Before the Autumn Budget, the capital gains tax (CGT) calculations of companies included a relief called the indexation allowance. Basically, this allowed a company to increase the acquisition cost…

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First time buyer bonanza

Nov 28, 2017

HMRC have laid out the detail of their budget plans to support first-time home buyers in their quest to buy their first home. There are fears that this strategy will simply drive up prices as demand…

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The Autumn Budget 2017

Nov 23, 2017

Autumn Budget 2017

Prospects for growth, especially for productivity have been downgraded, but the Chancellor was bullish in his forecasts for investment and the Government’s…

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End of year tax planning

Nov 22, 2017

We are moving closer to the end of the current tax year – 2017-18 – and as we have mentioned in previous posts on this blog, the opportunity to take advantage of perfectly legal tax planning opportunities…

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Are your bank deposits protected

Nov 21, 2017

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the place to go if your bank or other regulated organisation is unable to pay claims against it.

For most of us this will mean that our deposits…

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January 2018 and taxes to pay

Nov 16, 2017

January is the month when individuals and businesses are required to pay tax.

If your business is a limited company, and your tax year ends 31 March 2017, any corporation tax due for that year…

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