Succession Planning: The Virgin Way
Despite being 72 years old, Richard Branson still leads the Virgin Group, but he has acknowledged that he has considered the issue of succession planning. Branson is a legendary entrepreneur who has built a global empire from scratch. The Virgin Group of businesses is now worth over $50 billion and includes over 40 companies in […]
The Importance Of A Company Audit
In today’s fast-paced and complex business environment, audits have become an integral part of ensuring the stability, sustainability, and growth of a business. Audits play a critical role in providing stakeholders with assurance that a company’s financial statements are accurate, reliable, and comply with applicable accounting and regulatory standards. The purpose of an audit is […]
Behind every successful business, there is a great accountant
A great firm of accountants will play a crucial role in the company’s financial success. In today’s dynamic business environment, every business needs a skilled and experienced firm of accountants to manage their finances, analyse financial data, and provide sound financial advice. The importance of having a great accountancy firm cannot be overstated. Your accountants […]
What are the different types of Capital Allowances and how can they benefit my business?
Capital allowances are tax deductions that can be claimed on certain types of capital expenditure. Capital allowances reduce taxable profits, reducing the amount of tax a business needs to pay. In the United Kingdom capital allowances can take the form of an annual “writing down allowance” which writes off the capital expenditure over the life […]
What is “Full Expensing”?
The March 2021 Budget introduced the “Super Deduction” which was an enhanced capital allowance for qualifying expenditure on plant and machinery incurred by companies from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023. Companies are still able to claim the super deduction on expenditure incurred up until 31st March 2023. It provides the following: At the […]
<strong>Business Asset Disposal Relief</strong>
Business Asset Disposal Relief (formerly Entrepreneurs Relief) allows individuals disposing of qualifying business or business assets to pay a rate of only 10% Capital Gains Tax on sales. This 10% rate of Capital Gains Tax compares favourably with the current main rate of 20%. Who can claim Business Asset Disposal Relief? If you are selling […]
Using Business Relief To Reduce Inheritance Tax
Inheritance Tax is a tax charged on the value of a person’s estate at the date of his or her death. The rate of inheritance tax on a deceased estate is currently 40%. There can sometimes be Inheritance Tax payable on lifetime gifts, such as gifts into trusts. The rate at which inheritance tax is […]
Existing Energy Support for Businesses To End
With the current Energy Bills Discount for businesses expiring, what support is being offered beyond March 31st 2023 Having previously said that the unprecedented support was “time-limited”, HM Treasury announced that the £18.4bn, six-month energy support scheme was to end for businesses, to be replaced by a less generous £5.5bn energy bills support scheme running […]
Another deferral to the mandatory implementation of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD ITSA)
Understanding that self-employed individuals and landlords are currently facing a challenging economic environment, and the transition to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) represents a significant change to taxpayers and HMRC for how self-employment and property income is reported, the government is giving a longer period to prepare for MTD. The mandatory use of […]
Changes to Dividend income – Autumn Statement 2022
In March 2022 when the Chancellor at the time, Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring Budget, the tax rates on dividend income over £2,000 were increased to correspond to increases in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) taking effect from 6th April 2022 and the Health and Social Care Levy (HSCL) that was to have applied to earned […]
