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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Self Assessment (MTD ITSA) Huge change in UK Taxation for Sole Traders & Landlords effective from April 2026
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: What You Need to Know About MTD for ITSA From April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self...
Stephen Kelly
Apr 152 min read
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Employers’ NIC increase from April 2025
💼 2024 Autumn Budget: What the NIC Changes Mean for Employers The 2024 Autumn Budget delivered some tough news for UK employers. With...
Stephen Kelly
Mar 12 min read
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Self Employed Allowable Expenses
Self Employed (Sole Trader) : What You Can (and Can’t) Deduct from Tax One of the most common questions from our Self Employed clietns is...
Stephen Kelly
Oct 16, 20243 min read
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Salary Sacrifice - What does it all mean
Salary sacrifice is an arrangement where an employee agrees to forgo a portion of their gross salary in exchange for certain benefits...
Stephen Kelly
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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MAKING TAX DIGITAL FOR VAT
" " (MTD) for VAT is a UK government initiative designed to simplify the tax process for businesses. It mandates that businesses must...
Stephen Kelly
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Capital Gains Tax on Residential Property in the UK
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is due on "profit" made when you sell or dispose of an asset that has increased in value. If you sell a...
Stephen Kelly
Jun 3, 20243 min read
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Tax Treatment When Selling Your Business & Consideration Paid In Instalments
Beyond the main commercial compentents of any Limted company sale, if the sale proceeds are paid in one intial payment and the remainder...
Stephen Kelly
May 6, 20242 min read
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COMPANIES HOUSE FILING FEES JUMP FROM MAY 2024
From May 1, 2024, Companies House will implement new fees as part of updates following the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency...
Stephen Kelly
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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SPRING BUDGET 2024 - Key Points
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has cut workers' National Insurance from 10% to 8% The higher rate of capital gains tax on residential property...
Stephen Kelly
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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January 2024 HMRC Side Hustle Clampdown
From 1 January 2024 HMRC's involvement with OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) will mean that Digital...
Stephen Kelly
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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THE 2023 AUTUMN STATEMENT
The 2023 Autumn Statement was fairly light on any real content, so below is a summary of the few points that are relevant to individuals...
Stephen Kelly
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Changes to Limited Companies Reporting Requirements
Recently passed legislation (The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act) meaning that there will soon be a requirement for small...
Stephen Kelly
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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60% Tax Trap aka Tax Corridor of uncertainty
For the 2023/2024 Tax year if your earnings are between £100,000 and £125,140, the loss of the personal allowance could mean you end up...
Stephen Kelly
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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Optimum Salary for Sole Director Limited Companies
As the National Insurance Contribution (NIC) employment allowance (see earlier blog post) is not available to companies where the sole...
Stephen Kelly
May 15, 20232 min read
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THE ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME (EIS)
This article provides an overview of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the qualifying conditions and the benefits of EIS relief for...
Stephen Kelly
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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The Future of Company Cars is Electric
Drivers of electric and low-emission cars are taxed less than those with expensive, high-emission models. Employers can provide...
Stephen Kelly
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Autumn 2022 Statement - Key Points
As widely expected and in distinct contrast to the ill fated mini budget, today the current chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced wide ranging...
Stephen Kelly
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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FAMILY BUSINESSES - TAX PLANNING
In the UK families where there is only a single earner are often more heavily taxed than where there are multiple earners. For example,...
Stephen Kelly
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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SIX TOP TAX TIPS FOR SAVVY SAVERS
With each new tax year comes a fresh set of tax allowances and reliefs available. So to prevent you having to navigate through the myriad...
Stephen Kelly
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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WORKING FROM HOME: CAN I CLAIM TAX RELIEF?
The Covid-19 restrictions saw many employees starting to work from home and when we (hopefully) return to the much over quoted “new...
Stephen Kelly
Nov 9, 20214 min read
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