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Business rates list closing soon

Business rates are charged on most non-domestic premises, including most commercial properties such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories ...

Using the Gift Aid scheme

The Gift Aid scheme is available to all UK taxpayers. The charity or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) concerned can ...

CGT reliefs much reduced from April 2023

The annual exempt amount applicable to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is to be more than halved from April 2023. This ...

Have you utilised 2022-23 IHT allowances and reliefs?

We wanted to remind you of the Inheritance Tax (IHT) implications of making cash gifts during the current tax 2022-23 ...

ATED for non-resident companies

The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) came into effect from 1 April 2013. The tax applies to certain Non-Natural ...

VAT – unpaid tax collectors

If you are required to register your business for VAT purposes you are joining that reluctant band of business owners ...

Protecting your business capital

All business owners, but predominantly retailers, leisure and entertainment trades, will have seen their hard-won capital all but exhausted by ...

What is a Post Transaction Valuation Check?

A Post Transaction Valuation Check (PTVC) can be requested from HMRC for an individual to work out a Capital Gains ...

Five more tax avoidance schemes named by HMRC

HMRC has powers introduced in the Finance Act 2022 to name tax avoidance schemes and their promoters. Under this legislation ...

R&D tax consultation launched

There are currently two schemes for claiming R&D tax relief - the Small or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Scheme and the ...

New business Energy Bills Discount Scheme

The new business Energy Bills Discount Scheme will replace the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme which is coming to an ...

Corporation Tax changes April 2023

The Corporation Tax main rate will increase to 25% from 1 April 2023 for companies with profits over £250,000. A ...