On 21 May 2026, the Chancellor announced a temporary reduction in the rate of VAT applied to children’s meals and admission to certain attractions. It does not apply to sporting activities. The measure is intended to help families over the…
Employers must make statutory payments to employees who meet the eligibility criteria. This includes statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory paternity pay (SPP), statutory adoption pay (SAP), statutory shared parental pay (SSPP), statutory parental bereavement pay (SPBP), and statutory neonatal care…
HMRC publish mileage rates for petrol, LPG and diesel and electric cars. The rates are known as the advisory fuel rates and are updated quarterly with effect from 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December. The rates are…
Where an employee works at home, they may incur additional household expenses as a result, such as additional heating and lighting costs, the cost of business phone calls on a home phone, additional insurance costs and additional cleaning costs. Reimbursed…
In a personal or family company, there are often transactions between the company and the director(s). For example, the company may meet personal expenses on the director’s behalf, or the director may loan money to the company to help cash…
Where a business is operated through a limited company, profits need to be extracted if they are to be used personally. Where the personal allowance remains available, it is generally beneficial to pay a salary equal to the personal allowance…
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are tax-free savings accounts. There are four different types of ISAs: Individuals must be at least 18 to invest in an ISA. Cash ISAs may be with a bank or building society or with National Savings…
The Employment Allowance is a very valuable allowance which allows eligible employers to reduce their secondary Class 1 National Insurance bill by up to £10,500 in 2026 The allowance is not given automatically and must be claimed. Who can claim…
Where an employee is provided with a company van that is available for private use, a tax charge may arise under the benefit in kind legislation. However, this will not always be the case. Unlike company cars, where a van…
As announced at the time of the 2025 Autumn Budget, the ordinary and upper dividend tax rates are increased by two percentage points from 6 April 2026. The additional dividend rate remains unchanged. The increase will affect those with investments…
