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Monday 19th April 2021
Personal tax planning for 2021/22
Dividends The dividends allowance remains at £2,000 for 2021/22. Factoring in the slight increase to the personal allowance in 2021/22 from £12,500 to £12,570, the maximum tax-free income you can receive through dividends is £14,570. Capital Gains Tax Assets that ...
Monday 15th March 2021
Opt-in to VAT deferral new payment scheme by 31 March 2021
Businesses that deferred paying VAT between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 do not need to pay the full amounts by the end of this month. VAT-registered firms were not required to make VAT payments during this deferral period, and initially had until 31 March 2021 to pay any ...
Tuesday 9th February 2021
Get ready for new off-payroll working rules (IR35)
This time last year businesses were preparing for important changes to the rules where workers supply their services via their own personal service companies. The start date was then deferred from 6 April 2020 to 6 April 2021. The new rules are scheduled to apply to large and medium-sized ...
Wednesday 13th January 2021
New VAT rules for the construction sector start on 1 March 2021
New VAT rules are finally due to come into effect this March which will impact on accounting for VAT for transactions in the construction sector. These new rules, which were originally scheduled to start back in October 2019, have already been delayed twice as there was a lack of awareness of the ...
Monday 14th December 2020
Brexit UK transition period ends in 16 days
The Brexit transition period ends in 16days. If your business trades goods with Europe or you represent businesses who do, you’ll need to be prepared for changes that will come into effect from 1‌‌‌‌‌‌ ‌January 2021. We understand these are ...
Monday 16th November 2020
More time to pay tax due on 31 January 2021
Those taxpayers who may have difficulty paying the tax due under self-assessment on 31 January 2021 can agree more time to pay with HMRC provided the amount outstanding is no more than £30,000. The government have already agreed that amounts due under self-assessment on 31 July 2020 could ...
Tuesday 6th October 2020
Job Support Scheme starts 1 November
The Chancellor has announced a new 6 month Job Support Scheme to help businesses and employees survive the winter months. We are still awaiting full details of the scheme that will replace the current “flexible furlough” scheme but the main features are as follows:- Employers of all ...
Tuesday 8th September 2020
Introducing Andrew..... 7 Questions feature with Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce
As part of our ongoing partnership with Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce, one of our Director's Andrew Appleton recently took part in their "7 Questions" feature to introduce Andrew and our organisation to Chamber members. In case you missed it, have a read below...... 1. ...