The VAT default surcharge is being replaced with a new VAT penalty and interest regime. The new rules apply to VAT accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Late filing penalties The new penalty regime operates on a points-based system. Each VAT return received late, including nil and repayment returns, will receive one

It can be a risky business being a director of a UK company these days. It is a common myth that the limited liability status protects directors personally against being sued for action by shareholders, employees, clients, suppliers, regulators, or just about anyone else who believes that they have suffered loss because of something they

If economic advisers are to be believed then we are heading into a recession lasting at least a year and every recession brings with it business casualties. Some companies are pre-empting and selling up now. When selling a private limited company you have two possible routes: a sale of the company’s shares, and/or a sale

When a loan is taken out with a bank the repayment terms are usually confirmed in a formal loan arrangement. However, if you are a director of your own company and you withdraw monies that are not salary or dividends, then those payments are normally considered a loan even where no formal loan arrangement exists.

If you receive rental income from properties that you let out, you will need to tell HMRC about it on the property pages of your self-assessment tax return. The exception to this is where you let a furnished room or rooms in your home and the income that you receive is below the rent-a-room limit