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Avoiding a year-end trap with employee expenses
For cars and vans there are two tax-free mileage rates. The higher is payable for the first 10,000 miles of business travel in a tax year and the lower thereafter. The trouble is, as one tax year ends and another starts there’s the risk of applying the wrong rate. What’s the problem and how can employers avoid it?
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Profit extraction: maximising efficiency for this year and the next
For owner managers that have control over the salary and dividends they receive from their companies, this time of year is important for tax and NI planning. Especially this year if profits have been adversely affected by the pandemic. What factors should be considered for maximum tax efficiency?
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Coronavirus: how do travel restrictions impact non-resident employees?
HMRC has updated its guidance on the tax impact for non-resident employees due to the coronavirus. What do employers to know?
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IHT planning: gifts from surplus income
If an individual makes gifts out of their surplus income, they can qualify for an unrestricted exemption - making inheritance tax planning very valuable. But how can they demonstrate their intention to HMRC?
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Don't miss the benefit-in-kind payrolling deadline
If an employer provides its employees with benefits-in-kind, it can choose to "payroll" these so the employees can spread the payment of any tax. However, there is a strict deadline to meet to do this. What is it?
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Reclaiming VAT on a garden office
The pandemic has led to a huge increase in homeworking. If a house is not suited to office working, the proprietor might decide to build a home office in the garden. But can they claim input tax on the associated building costs?
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