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Is Sharing Income With Your Spouse Tax Abuse?

The tax general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) became law this summer, and there have been rumblings that HMRC will use this to attack income shifting between spouses. Should you be concerned about this?

Posted in Tax Tips

Are Entertainment Costs Ever Tax Deductible?

You’ve taken a stand at a trade fair, and to pull in the punters you’ve splashed out on some booze and fancy nibbles. Normally there’s no tax deduction for this type of expense, but you can take steps to change

Posted in Tax Tips

Tax Efficient Ways Of Getting Your Staff To Work

Finding effective ways to encourage your staff to get to work on time isn’t easy. Providing them with transport would surely help, but it’s likely to be costly. What tax incentives are there to reduce or even eliminate this expense?

Posted in Tax Tips

The Future Of Tax-Free Childcare

In this year’s Budget tax-free childcare was announced as the successor to employer-supported childcare. It sounded like a good deal, but employers and some employees might do well to stick to the current scheme, why?

Posted in Tax Tips

The future of tax-free childcare

In this year’s Budget tax-free childcare was announced as the successor to employer-supported childcare. It sounded like a good deal, but employers and some employees might do well to stick to the current scheme, why? Childcare tax schemes recap Tax

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A VAT-Saving Scheme For Mums And Dads

A new school term and you’ve just laid out for uniform, shoes, PE kit and more. Then comes the bombshell: Amy wants to learn the cello. While we can’t save you the cost of a cello we can save you

Posted in Business News

Nationwide Tax Investigations

HMRC is cranking up the pressure on businesses by launching seven new investigation task forces. Who’s being targeted this time?

Posted in Business News

How To Collect VAT Before You’re Registered

If you’ve applied to register a new or existing business for VAT, but you’re waiting for your registration number, when should you charge VAT for your customers and what’s the procedure for collecting it?

Posted in Limited Company Advice, Small Business Advice, Tax Tips

Suing A Limited Company And Enforcing Judgment

When suing a limited company, there are a number of checks worth making to improve the chance of enforcement, should that prove necessary.

Posted in Limited Company Advice

Tax Efficient Company Financing

If you want to raise cash for your company, the Enterprise Investment Scheme offers tax incentives to draw in outside investors. But these tax breaks can be lost if you don’t use the money within a certain time. What do

Posted in Small Business Advice, Tax Tips