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Tag Archives: tax savings
Entrepreneurs’ Relief
Entrepreneurs’ Relief is available to individuals and some trustees in respect of capital gains made on the disposal of all or part of a business, business assets if the business has stopped trading and in certain cases shares owned in … Continue reading
Business Premises Renovation Allowance – the basics
Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA) was introduced by the Finance Act 2005 as an incentive to bring derelict or unused properties back into life. The BPRA was designed to run for a period of 5 years from 11 April 2007 … Continue reading
What will the budget have in store for SDLT?
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) concessions granted to first time buyers in the 2010 budget come to an end on 24 March this year. The concession, which meant that first time buyers wouldn’t have to pay the 1% SDLT on … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial property stamp duty, land stamp duty, land tax rate, residential property stamp duty, SDLT, SDLT mitigation, SDLT planning, stamp duty on commercial property, stamp duty property uk, Tax Lawyer, tax planning, tax savings, tax solicitor, uk stamp duty property, UK tax planning
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Post Cessation Trade Relief – a consultation
On 12 January the Government via HMRC announced that it was to take immediate steps to counter tax avoidance resulting from post cessation trade relief. This relief arises when costs or bad debts are incurred which directly relate to a … Continue reading
Beware the one year window
With the deadline for submitting self assessment tax returns rapidly approaching, we have had a timely reminder of the importance of submitting returns on time. Those wanting to submit a paper return had until last October to do so, leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged HMRC, Self Assessment, Tax Advice, Tax Lawyer, tax news, tax planning, tax savings, tax solicitor, tax window, UK tax planning
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Taxing the perks
According to the Mail on Sunday, HMRC’s high net worth unit has a new target in their sights, the perks enjoyed by some footballers and their families. Whilst the provision of benefits to employees is a practice which has been … Continue reading
The Autumn Statement
The Chancellor ‘s Autumn Statement was, as expected, a fairly gloomy affair. Whilst observers were pleased to see the Office for Budget Responsibility still predicting growth (even if just 0.7%) next year; the depth to which we are dependant on … Continue reading
HMRC targets those with homes overseas
The days when overseas property and investments were largely invisible to the UK tax authorities are well behind us. International treaties together with the availability of computerised records mean that HMRC are able to access vast amounts of information about … Continue reading
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Tagged HMRC, Overseas homes, overseas investments, Tax Advice, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax news, tax savings, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
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VAT and Salary Sacrifice
The decision by the ECJ in the case of Astra Zeneca UK Limited v HMRC has had wide ranging implications for all businesses which offer employees benefits in return for salary sacrifices. The case revolved around the supply by Astra … Continue reading
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Tagged HM Revenue & Customs, salary sacrifice, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax news, tax savings, tax solicitor, UK tax planning, vat
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What price the 50% tax rate?
When the previous Government introduced the idea of a 50% top tax tier many predicted that all this would achieve would be a mass exodus of the wealthy from UK shores. Indeed in an article of 13 December 2009, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 50% tax rate, higher rate tax, HMRC, Simon Newsham, Tax Lawyer, tax mitigation, tax planning, tax savings, tax solicitor, UK tax planning
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