August Tax Tips and News
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| Dividend allowance Many family-owned companies allocate dividends towards the end of their financial year and/or the tax year, which means that the impact of the reduction in the dividend allowance from £5,000 to £2,000 from 6 April 2018 is only now starting to come to ligh Read More… |
| HMRC consultation on Partial Exemption and Capital Goods Scheme At Spring Statement 2019, the government announced that it would launch a call for evidence exploring ways to improve the operation of Partial Exemption (PE) and the Capital Goods Scheme (CGS), following the findings of the 2017 Office of Tax Simplificati Read More… |
| The correct way with directors’ NICs In certain situations the non-cumulative nature for calculating employee Class 1 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) makes it possible to manipulate earnings to reduce the overall amount payable by taking advantage Read More… |
| Changes in accounting for VAT after prices are altered HMRC have published Brief 6 (2019), which explains changes to the rules on accounting for VAT, where the amount paid changes after the VAT has been accounted for to HMRC from 1 September 2019. Read More… |
| August questions and answers A few years ago I bought an antique chair for £3,500. I have recently been offered £8,000 for it. Will I have to pay capital gains tax if I accept the offer? Read More… |
| August Key tax dates 2 – Deadline for PAYE settlement agreement for 2018/19 19/22 – PAYE/NIC, student loan and CIS deductions due for month to 5/8/2019 Read More… |
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