Changes to National Insurance contributions (NICs) limits and thresholds took effect from 6 April 2020. The Treasury says the ‘typical’ employee will pay around £104 less in NICs in 2020/21. Before the coronavirus crisis, there were plans to raise the NICs threshold...
The deferral of VAT payments due to coronavirus comes to an end on 30 June and businesses need to take action to reinstate their direct debit mandates. The Institute of Chartered accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Tax Faculty has reminded its members. The VAT...
Before the Budget, there were fears that it might be scrapped altogether. It wasn’t. Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) lives on, but with a new name – Business Asset Disposal Relief – and a new, lower lifetime limit. ER, as we will call it for one last time, is a...
The IR35 rules had been set to take effect from 6 April 2020, however, they are now on hold until 6 April 2021. This is to help the business community cope with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the government emphasises that it is a ‘deferral, not a...
How it works and interacts with capital allowances. The VAT capital goods scheme affects input VAT recovery relating to high-value capital assets. Input VAT is a tax incurred on most purchases made by VAT-registered firms, and they can usually reclaim it from HMRC in...
Employers can now make claims through the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. On 26 May 2020 the government announced a new online service for small and medium-sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees....
