Mar 28, 2022 | Business Start Ups, Covid-19, FAQ, Loans, Vault
Businesses and self-assessment taxpayers are being reminded they need to include all grants paid as part of the COVID-19 support payments in their tax returns, as some may think these were non-taxable. Have you set money aside to deal with tax on support grants? HMRC...
Mar 22, 2022 | FAQ, Tax, Vault
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) receipts were somewhat skewed in the last year as the SDLT holiday for properties worth up to £500,000 was phased out on June 30, 2021, and the holiday for properties worth between £125,000 and £250,000 ended on September 30. These two...
Mar 15, 2022 | Information, Tax, Vault
Inheritance tax (IHT) is one of the most hated taxes there is, mainly because for many people their estate faces a 40% tax rate which is higher than they would have paid during their lifetime. HMRC’s latest figures reveal there has been a £700m increase in IHT...
Mar 10, 2022 | Business Start Ups, FAQ, Making Tax Digital, QuickBooks, Vault
Starting 1 April 2022, all VAT (value-added tax) registered businesses must comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD), regardless of what their turnover is. Up until that point, businesses under the VAT threshold (turnover less than £85,000 per year) didn’t have to comply...
Nov 8, 2021 | Expenses, Vault
In the UK, if you are making taxable supplies and your turnover exceeds £85,000, you must register for VAT. In certain circumstances, even if your turnover has not exceeded the threshold, you can voluntarily register for VAT. From April 2019, most businesses (there...