NOT ALL BENEFITS NEED TO BE REPORTED ON FORM P11D

Despite the coronavirus lockdowns HMRC still expect P11d forms reporting expenses and benefits to be submitted by the normal 6 July deadline. Remember that reimbursed expenses no longer need to be reported where they are incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of the employee’s duties. Dispensations from reporting are no longer required, although […]

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CAR BENEFIT REDUCED WHERE UNAVAILABLE

P11d forms reporting benefits in kind provided to employees and directors need to be submitted to HMRC by 6 July. Where a company car is “unavailable” for private use for 30 or more consecutive days the benefit is proportionately reduced. During the various lockdown periods many employees and directors have not been using their company […]

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MAKING TAX DIGITAL EXTENDED TO MORE BUSINESSES

Currently only VAT registered businesses making taxable supplies in excess of the £85,000 VAT registration threshold are mandated to comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules. Those rules require the business to keep digital business records and send VAT returns using MTD-compatible software. MTD for VAT is now being rolled out to all VAT registered […]

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TAX DIARY MAY/JUNE 2021

Date What’s Due   01/05 Corporation tax payment for year to 31/07/20 (unless quarterly instalments apply)   19/05 PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/05/21 (due 22/05 if you pay electronically) 01/06 Corporation tax payment for year to 31/08/20 (unless quarterly instalments apply)   19/06 PAYE & NIC deductions, […]

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NO EMPLOYERS NICS FOR A YEAR IF YOU HIRE EX-MILITARY STAFF

The Government have announced a one-year exemption from paying employers national insurance contributions (NICs) where military veterans are recruited by civilian employers. Employers can claim relief if they employ a veteran during the qualifying period. The qualifying period starts on the first day of the veteran’s first civilian job since leaving the regular armed forces […]

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