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Construction Industry Scheme – be aware of the ‘trap’ when working with other contractors

April 2022

The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) sets out special rules for tax and national insurance contributions for those working in the construction industry:…

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What counts as a garden for private residence relief?

April 2022

Private residence relief prevents a tax charge from arising if there is a capital gain when a person sells a property that…

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Splitting capital and revenue expenditure

April 2022

When it comes to tax relief for expenditure, not all expenditure is equal. The relief, if any, that is available, depends on…

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Allocating income for tax when property is jointly owned

April 2022

Property that is jointly-owned may be let out. As people are taxed individually, the income must be allocated in order to work…

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Plastic packaging tax – who is liable?

April 2022

Plastic packaging tax is a new tax that comes into effect from 1 April 2021. The tax has a green agenda –…

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Corporation tax increases soon to take effect

April 2022

Corporation tax is being reformed and companies with profits of more than £50,000 will pay corporation tax at a higher rate than…

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Claiming NIC veterans’ relief from April 2022

April 2022

To encourage employers to employ armed forces veterans, a new relief was introduced with effect from 6 April 2021 where an employer…

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Identifying NIC increases on the payslip

April 2022

For 2022/23 only, the rates of Class 1 (employer and employee) National Insurance contributions are increased by 1.25 percentage points, along with…

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MTD for VAT for all

April 2022

Under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, VAT-registered traders must keep electronic records and file their VAT returns electronically using software that…

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Filing 2021/22 expenses and benefits returns

April 2022

Employers who provided their employees with taxable expenses and benefits  in 2021/22 need to report these to HMRC by 6 July 2022,…

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