10-07-2019 Home to work travel that may be allowed
Whilst there is usually no tax relief for ordinary commuting - home to work - there are a number of exceptions. The term 'ordinary commuting' is defined to mean travel between a permanent workplace and home, or any other place that is not a ... read more
10-07-2019 Its still possible to claim 100% tax allowance for electric vehicles
First Year Allowances (FYA’s) are available for expenditure on new unused electric vehicles and other cars within the threshold for low CO2 emissions. Businesses can claim FYA of 100% in the year they purchase qualifying low emissions or ... read more
10-07-2019 When you can’t reclaim VAT
For most fully taxable businesses, VAT can be reclaimed on goods and services used in the business. This means that businesses must consider where there is any personal or private use of goods or services purchased for the business as the business ... read more
10-07-2019 Disposal of goodwill – capital or income
The First-Tier Tribunal (FTT), in the case of Villar v Revenue and Customs examined whether the disposal of goodwill was capital or income in nature. The taxpayer in this case was a renowned orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip arthroscopic ... read more
10-07-2019 OpRA’s defined
The Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA) legislation was introduced with effect from 6 April 2017. The legislation counters the tax and NIC advantages of benefits where an employee gives up the right to an amount of earnings in return for a ... read more
10-07-2019 Loss buying restrictions
Under qualifying circumstances, Corporation Tax (CT) relief is available where your company makes a trading loss. The trading loss can be used by offsetting the loss against other gains or profits of your business in the same or previous accounting ... read more
10-07-2019 Changes to the Employment Allowance
It was announced as part of the Autumn Budget 2018 measures that access to the Employment Allowance was to be restricted. From 6 April 2020, the £3,000 NIC Employment Allowance will only be available to employers with employer NIC liabilities ... read more
09-07-2019 New guidance on cookies published
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies, as well as an associated blog.
The guidance looks at cookies and similar technologies in detail and it is relevant to any ... read more
01-07-2019 New cyber security guidance published
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance to help small to medium sized organisations prepare their response to, and plan their recovery from, a cyber incident.
The “Small Business Guide: Response & Recovery” ... read more
01-07-2019 Reducing penalties for late disclosure of income
You can use the Digital Disclosure Service (DDS), if you need to make a voluntary disclosure of income or other taxable events that have not previously been reported to HMRC.
Other current HMRC campaigns that facilitate disclosure by taxpayers, ... read more
