27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Business Tax for Sole Traders/Partnerships Guide
Registering with HMRC If you start working for yourself, you must register with HMRC. You can do this at any time up to 5 October of your business’ second tax year. If you do not register you may be liable to a penalty. It is now preferable to register online. You can...
27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Business Tax for Sole Traders/Partnerships Guide
Registering with HMRC If you form a partnership to carry on a business, you must register it separately with HMRC even if the partners have previously been self-employed. If the partners are new to business, they must also register individually. Registration for both...
27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Charities Guides, Personal Tax Planning Guide
Gift Aid Gift Aid is the main vehicle for tax-efficient giving to charities. It applies to any donation whether large or small, regular or one-off. Simply by confirming that they are taxpayers, donors can ensure that their chosen charities can reclaim the basic rate...
27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Business Tax for Companies Guide, Business Tax for Sole Traders/Partnerships Guide
This guide covers some Business Tax Planning suggestions: Corporation tax The main rate of corporation tax is 19% until 31 March 2020. From 1 April 2020 this rate reduces to 17%. Corporation tax self-assessment requires companies to work out their own tax liability as...
27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Contractors and IR35 Guide
The IR35 legislation seeks to tackle the avoidance of tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) through the use of intermediaries such as service companies or partnerships. The rules target circumstances where a worker would be treated as an employee of the...
27 Mar 2019 | Publication, Building & Construction Guides
There are special tax rules affecting the construction industry, which are designed to ensure that tax is paid by workers who are self-employed. Employees must be paid under PAYE, and are not within the construction industry scheme. The construction industry scheme...
