If you’re considering buying a property, especially as an investment, one of the key decisions you’ll face is whether to hold it personally or through a limited company. This choice can have long-term tax, financial, and administrative implications, and there’s…
It’s long been said that putting all your eggs in one basket is risky. Many small business owners may fear that risk of becoming a reality. Take the UK’s farming sector as an example. Faced with extreme weather, policy shifts…
The recent wave of cyber attacks on UK retailers, including Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods, is a reminder that no organisation is too big – or too prepared – to be targeted. But while the headlines may focus on…
As the 2024/25 tax year has now come to an end, individuals who need to file a Self Assessment tax return for that year can now do so. Although the return does not have to be filed online until 31…
Partnerships are the only business entities that can be formed by oral agreement, created automatically when two or more persons engage in a business ‘with a view’ (to making) ’a profit’. ‘Persons’ include artificial persons as well as individuals and…
Putting money into a registered pension scheme can be tax efficient. Individuals can make contributions in their own right, or even for someone else, and employers can make contributions on their employees’ behalf (and indeed must do so under auto-enrolment).…
Our Trusted Partner Adrian Berwick of ABHR Solutions has put together this article giving a summary of key changes to Employment Law Rolled-up holiday pay/holiday accrual As part of the phased implementation of a legal change in 2024, employers with…
Employees with a company car available for their private use pay tax on the benefit. The amount that is charged to tax is a percentage of the list price of the car and any optional accessories, as adjusted to reflect…
After years of deferral, the long-anticipated Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax start date has finally been confirmed. This is a significant development that will impact millions of business owners and landlords, necessitating a change in the way their…
As part of the changes being gradually introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT), identity verification is set to become a Companies House requirement. This is one of a number of changes that the Act is making…
