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May 8, 2015 by Rachael Carey 0

The election’s over, what’s next?

So now we know the outcome of the most unpredictable election in a generation. The question for good businesses is not “How did that happen?”, but “What happens next?” The Tories look like they will be just one seat short of an overall majority. They are likely to form a government without partners, as the opposition is too divided to vote them out, so another 5 years as PM for David Cameron is on the cards. The main opposition is likely to come from within the party. By this, I mean from his euro-sceptic element. It is possible that EU membership becomes the main battle ground for the next five years. This uncertainty will be damaging to business, and my hope is we get to the promised in/out referendum as soon as possible. What does that mean for business? In many ways it is good news for business. The economic…

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May 5, 2015 by Rachael Carey 0

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Director/shareholder reward packages: The dynamics have changed

Introduction The introduction of the Employment Allowance (“EA”) allows employers a discount of up to £2,000 off their liability to Employers’ NIC. This has added another factor into the salary vs dividend debate. There is one other complicating factor as well. The level of other taxable, non-dividend, income enjoyed by the director/shareholder. If there’s no other income A salary equivalent to the director’s personal allowance is most efficient. The additional NIC paid by the director (at 12% on the excess over £8,060) is more than compensated by the additional corporation tax saving at 20%. With no other employees, this works for companies with up to 5 directors/ shareholders. What if the director has other income? Many directors own the company premises, and enjoy a rent from that. Where rent (or indeed any other taxable income) is enjoyed by the director, a little more care is needed. The optimal position would…

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February 21, 2014 by Owen Jones 0

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A Government give-away (with conditions)

Introduction One of the goods things to come out of recent budgets is the new holiday for Employer National Insurance Contributions (“NIC”). The Employment Allowance allows small and medium enterprises (“SME”) to deduct up to £2,000 from their employer NIC payments. The details The holiday is worth up to £2,000 per annum. This starts on April 6th 2014, and must be claimed by qualifying employers. HMRC are expecting employers to take the deduction as early as possible, so many will see the benefit on 19 May 2014 (when the first payment is NOT made. You can only claim it once, even if you run more than one PAYE scheme. If you are part of a group, only one company can claim the allowance. Who cannot claim? The main exclusions are companies and organisations that provide “public sector” services. These include: NHS services General Practitioner services the managing of housing stock…

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February 7, 2014 by Owen Jones 0

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Can I avoid a tax investigation?

Introduction So the return is in, and we can breathe a sigh of relief, but is it all over? We are often being asked this question “What chance is there that I get investigated by HMRC?” The truth is that you cannot entirely eliminate the risk of getting investigated, but you can minimise it. Some clarification First we need to tidy up the terminology! The word “investigation” is emotive. It suggests that the person selected is guilty of some misdemeanour, or even a crime! HMRC use various words on their website, and in their literature to describe the same thing. You might have a “check”, an “enquiry” or a “review”. All of these simply mean HMRC want to check that you are paying the correct amount of tax, and at the correct time. Time limits Generally, HMRC have 12 months from the date the return is filed to open an…

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