Business Tax
A guessing game - interest rates and employee loans
Buried in the 2024 Autumn Budget were small print changes to HMRC’s “official rate” of interest. The consequences of these have just taken effect. How might they affect you and your employees?
Group companies - juggling the AIA
Two of the companies in your corporate group have spent large sums on pre-owned equipment. You need to work out if the expenditure exceeds the annual investment allowance (AIA). As each group company has a different financial year, how’s it done?
Are you ready for the PAYE end of year?
The 2024/25 tax year ends in just a few weeks. As an employer this means extra payroll duties. Apart from submitting the usual reports, what else ought you be considering?
Is basis period reform really over and done with?
You heaved a sigh of relief after submitting your 2023/24 self-assessment tax return, especially as it meant the fiddly basis period calculations were behind you. But why might it be to your advantage to revisit them?
Grab your electric van grant while you can
One benefit that’s managed to avoid the chop relates to electric vehicles. What’s available and how might it help if you’re in the market for a new commercial vehicle?
MTD for income tax - what’s new?
Sole traders and landlords will soon need to get to grips with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA). What’s the latest on who must use MTD ITSA and the reporting requirements?
Still time to roll over FHL gains
The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime hits on 6 April 2025. However, this isn’t necessarily the end of all the associated tax breaks. How and when can you use rollover relief to save capital gains tax from FHLs?
Asbestos problem - can a tax break help with the cost?
Asbestos has been discovered during the refurbishment of one of your company’s factories. Environmental waste rules are going make it expensive to remove. How might a tax break mitigate the cost?
Income shifting - a tax trap
The tax affairs of Harry Potter star Rupert Grint were again the focus of a dispute with HMRC. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had to decide if the transfer of his personal right to income to a company he owned was tax avoidance. How did the FTT rule?
Is there a limit on tax relief for travel expenses?
Following a PAYE compliance visit, a tax inspector has challenged various expenses claimed by the company’s directors when staying away on business. He says they are excessive and so not fully tax allowable. How should you respond?
Farms and IHT - what’s really happening?
The media is full of calamitous headlines about the so-called “tractor tax” but is short on details. If you’re a farmer or landowner, what might the inheritance tax (IHT) changes really mean to you and how might you mitigate the impact?
Business rates reform - where are we now?
You need to delve into the small print of the Autumn Budget to find details of changes to the business rates. You’ll find that instead of the promised help for high-street businesses many will face higher charges in April 2025. What’s the full story?