by yasiradnan94 | May 17, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, Business, News
The untimely death of a sole shareholder/director of a private limited company can bring business to a standstill and put considerable pressure on the deceased’s personal representatives. When a sole director dies – and if there are surviving shareholders or members –...
by yasiradnan94 | May 10, 2022 | Accounting, News, Tax planning
All late paid tax now carries interest at 3%. Where the tax has been outstanding for more than six months a 5% surcharge on the outstanding amount may also apply. Surcharge rates of up to 15% can apply for VAT paid just one day late. If you can only pay some of your...
by yasiradnan94 | Apr 21, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, Business, Financial planning, Tax planning, VAT
Contract termination fees can be a bitter pill to swallow when you just want out of an expensive agreement. What’s worse is that some suppliers will charge VAT on top of the cancellation fee while others will not. The law has been a bit of a mess but HMRC has...
by yasiradnan94 | Apr 11, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, Financial planning, Tax planning
In uncertain times people instinctively look for alternative ways to invest and some may choose cryptoassets such as Bitcoin and non-fungible tokens. If you decide to go digital with your investments, think about how the profit or loss you make on these assets will be...
by yasiradnan94 | Mar 25, 2022 | Accounting, Business, Financial planning, Tax planning
The Covid-19 support grants (CJRS, SEISS and Eat Out to Help Out) are taxable and should be declared on your business’ tax return. For corporation tax (CT) you must report amounts received in the accounting period covered by the return, not grants claimed for...
by yasiradnan94 | Mar 22, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, News, Small Businesses, VAT
The hospitality and tourist sectors have been supported through the Covid-19 pandemic by being able to pay a reduced amount of VAT to HMRC in respect of most sales. The reduced VAT rate was 5% from 15 July 2020 to 30 September 2021 and 12.5% from 1 October 2021 to 31...
