The wide range of work covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) includes things like installing conservatories. The rules say, if you pay your friends as employees, (deducting PAYE and National Insurance) you don’t need to register for the CIS scheme. But, if...
Many business owners pay their spouse a salary – typically, anything up to the Personal Allowance limit (£12,570 in 2021/22). If the spouse has no other taxable income, they will not pay tax on their salary – and the business owner saves tax (at 19%, 20% or 40%) on...
There is an order for deciding how to set off the Annual Exempt Amount (for Capital Gains) and Capital Losses against Capital Gains The Annual Exempt Amount (2021/22 £12,300) is set against any Capital Gains in the year BEFORE any Capital Losses are brought forward....
Generally speaking, you get a bigger state pension for each year in which you pay National Insurance contributions. But sometimes, taxpayers don’t have enough income to be charged National Insurance – so risk having a smaller state pension. If you are...
Most importantly, it depends on the deal. So, get your calculator out! But do watch out for excessive mileage penalties in lease agreements. Tax treatment varies depending on the method used to acquire a car – but it is often not tax efficient for a Company to...
No it can’t. A Company pays Corporation Tax on its profits before dividends are paid out. Consequently, shareholders are treated as having already paid some tax on their dividends but they still have 7.5% dividend tax to pay (on dividends above £2,000) – and...
