HMRC has announced the latest changes to the advisory fuel rates for company cars. What are they and when can you apply them from? The rate you can pay employees for business mileage in their own vehicles is relatively well-known - 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile thereafter. However, … Continue reading HMRC New advisory fuel rates from 1 December
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Businesses that took up HMRC’s offer to defer some or all of their VAT liability due for payment between 20 March and 30 June 2020 are to be given more time to pay. Originally, the terms of the offer required the deferred VAT to be paid in full by no later than 31 March 2021. … Continue reading HMRC launches new VAT deferral scheme
The office Christmas party is off the cards this year, but many firms are being innovative and holding virtual parties instead. Why does a recent announcement from HMRC give reason to be merry? Function exemption. HMRC permits an exemption of up to £150 per head for the cost of staff events every tax year. … Continue reading HMRC gives green light to tax-free virtual parties
The HMRC is making changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 1st September and what this means for you. What you need to do from 1 September From 1 September CJRS will pay 70% of usual wages up to a cap of £2,187.50 per month for the hours furloughed employees do not work.You will still need to pay your … Continue reading Changes to the Furlough Scheme from 1st September
Today the Chancellor announced the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus. This is a one-off payment of £1,000 to employers that have used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for each furloughed employee who remains continuously employed until 31 January 2021. The bonus will provide additional support to retain employees. To be eligible, employees will … Continue reading Mini-budget July 2020
HMRC has announced that the introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services will be delayed until 1 March 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. What do you need to know? What is the reverse charge? Rules are being introduced to tackle VAT fraud within the construction industry. The reverse charge … Continue reading VAT reverse charge for construction services delayed due to coronavirus
The government has brought forward legislation to zero rate electronic publications in a move to make them more affordable for people confined to their homes or affected financially by coronavirus. Zero-rating was originally due to take effect on 1 December 2020 but now applies from today, 1 May. Zero-rating applies to the sale of: books … Continue reading VAT Good news
There are restrictions on claiming the employment allowance (EA) from April 2020. What are they, are you fully up to speed with the basic rules and what enforcement risks do you run? Basic rules The employment allowance (EA) was introduced in April 2014 to support businesses and charities by cutting the cost of employers’ NI, so encouraging … Continue reading Changes to the employment allowance.
With a view to keeping you the right side of an HMRC penalty the deadlines for April 2020 are as follows: 5th April Last date day of 2019/20 tax year. Tip: Final chance to top up ISAs and pay pension contributions for 2019/20. Last date for sole traders and partnerships to incur capital expenditure on … Continue reading HMRC April Deadlines
The major features of this budget are: Changes to National Insurance will be introduced with the threshold increased to £9,500 and the Employment Allowance to increase to m£4,000. The rate of Corporation Tax is to be frozen at 19% as previously announced The tax credit for expenditure on research and development is to increase from … Continue reading Budget 2020 a first look