by AJN Accountants | Jun 10, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, Business, Financial Planning, Tax Planning, VAT
It is important to keep your personal money and your company’s money completely separate. If you use your company’s bank card to buy personal items or to pay your own bills, that expenditure is treated as a loan to you. The loan creates a corporation tax...
by AJN Accountants | Jun 8, 2022 | Accounting, Advice, News, Tax Planning
The rates for national insurance contributions (NIC) increased by 1.25 percentage points for everyone on 6 April 2022. From 6 July the NIC starting threshold will rise to £12,570 per year (£1,048 per month) for employees. This means that some lower paid employees will...
by AJN Accountants | 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 AJN Accountants | 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 AJN Accountants | 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 AJN Accountants | Apr 4, 2022 | Advice, Property
When an individual dies everything they own is valued to calculate the inheritance tax (IHT) due on their estate. These assets include the deceased’s main home and any let properties they may own. All of the assets must be valued based on a deemed transfer at...
