Corporation Tax Increases Soon To Take Effect Corporation tax is being reformed and companies with profits of more than £50,000 will pay corporation tax at a higher rate than they do now. While the changes do not come into effect for a year, applying from the financial year 2023 which starts on 1 April 2023, […]

Directors’ Loans – Which Loan Should You Repay First? In a personal or family company the director will often borrow money from the company. This can be an easy source of finance, and also one that can be tax efficient as, if you time it correctly, it is possible to borrow up to £10,000 for

Interest On VAT Repayments From HMRC – The Current Rules And Proposed Abolition Of Repayment Supplement. Under current rules, if a VAT return shows that a repayment is due then HMRC should repay within 30 calendar days of receiving the business’s VAT Return. If the repayment is not authorised within that time limit, the business

Difference Between Tax Planning And Tax Avoidance Recent years have seen HMRC stepping up its efforts to reduce what is termed the ‘tax gap’ (defined as being the amount of tax that HMRC think should, in theory, be paid in comparison with the amount actually paid) which from statistics published in February for the 2019/20