HMRC is reminding taxpayers that they must declare COVID-19 payments in their tax return for the 2021 to 2022 tax year. These grants are taxable and should be declared on tax returns for the 2021 to 2022 tax year before the deadline on 31 January 2023. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) application and payment windows […]
HMRC has announced their suggested reimbursement rates for employees’ private mileage using their company car from 1 December 2022, which are summarized in the table below. The rates have been reduced in line with the recent fall in petrol prices. However, diesel prices remain the same and LPG reimbursement rates have increased. Remember, that provided […]
Due to the many u-turns on tax policy in the last couple of months, businesses may be confused about what changes are going ahead and which ones have been scrapped by the new chancellor. One of the controversial announcements in the mini-budget on 23 September was the abolition of the “off-payroll” rules that apply when […]
For VAT periods starting on or after 1 January 2023, HMRC is replacing the default surcharge with separate penalties for late returns and late payment of VAT. At the same time, HMRC is introducing a new approach to charging interest on late-paid VAT. The new points-based system for late submissions is designed to be more lenient for the occasional […]
1/12/22 Corporation tax for year to 28/02/2022 unless quarterly instalments apply. 19/12/22 PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/12/22 (due 22/12 if you pay electronically). 30/12/22 Deadline for filing 2021/22 tax return online in order to request that HMRC collect outstanding tax via the 2022/23 PAYE code. […]
One of the few changes announced on 23 September that has not been reversed concerns Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in England and Northern Ireland. The starting threshold was increased from £125,000 to £250,000 (and, for First Time Buyers, from £300,000 to £425,000) from 23 September 2022. However, it has now been announced that these […]
The Chancellor has again expressed concerns about the alleged abuse of Research & Development (R&D) tax reliefs. Alongside plans to merge two existing schemes in future, he announced that, from 1 April 2023: The Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC) available to non-SME companies would be increased from 13% to 20%. For SME companies, the […]
For those provided with an electronic or ultra-low emission company car (emitting less than 75g of CO2 per kilometre), there will be annual increases in the benefit-in-kind percentages, and therefore the taxes paid by both employees and employers, from the 2025/26 tax year. For all other company car users, there will be a 1 percentage […]
Many were predicting that the rates of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) paid by individuals would increase, possibly to align with the rates of income tax. Instead, the Chancellor has announced that the current £12,300 annual tax-free CGT exemption (or allowance) will be reduced to just £6,000 in 2023/24 and only £3,000 in 2024/25. This change […]
For all individuals, the first £2,000 of dividend income is taxed at 0%. The government have now decided that this ‘dividend allowance’ of £2,000 will be reduced to £1,000 in the 2023/24 tax year and then again to just £500 in the 2024/25 tax year. It should be remembered that the income tax rates applied […]
