The Tax Implications of Furnished Holiday Lets

COVID-19 prompts high demand for UK holidays. Owning and letting out a holiday home, otherwise known as a furnished holiday let (FHL), has always been a popular way of investing and earning income. Not only do FHLs enjoy many tax advantages over normal residential let...

Personal Tax Planning in 2021/22

What’s changing for the new tax year? If there’s one thing to take away from Spring Budget 2021, taking charge of your personal finances is going to be increasingly important over the next five years. With the financial fallout from COVID-19 over the last year being...

The Future of UK Corporation Tax

What’s ahead for companies, from rate rises to Making Tax Digital. For the past 40 years or so, corporate tax rates have decreased steadily around the world. In 1980, the global average stood at around 40%, but by the end of 2020 it was closer to 24% as various...

Covid-19: How Do I Join the VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme?

The HMRC VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme is now open which enables VAT payments deferred between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 to be paid in equal instalments – all instalments must be paid by the end of January 2022. You must ensure you have decided how to manage...

Just One Click? Your Business Tax Account

Think of it as the portal to HMRC’s online services. Many businesses will already have made use of their Business Tax Account (BTA), for example in connection with Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT). But they may not have explored all the services on offer, so...