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Directors’ overdrawn loan accounts and section 455 tax
If a director’s loan account has been repaid and the previous section 455 tax can be reclaimed (25% of the amount ‘loaned’ up to 5 April 2016, 32.5% from 6 April 2016) there...
Use of company assets
Use of Company Assets and Tax Implications – What You Need to Know Having access to company assets, such as helicopters, private aircraft, or other valuable assets, may seem...
Form R40 – Tax Repayment Claims
Trust income is a problem! Where a taxpayer has a received income from an interest in possession trust the HMRC computer is not calculating the correct repayment due. This...
Post-transaction valuation check
It is possible to ask HMRC to check valuations (for capital gains tax) after a disposal has been made but before you submit the relevant tax return. This service is available...
Stamp duty land tax (SDLT)
1. For transactions with an effective date (usually completion) on or after 1 March 2019, the due date for the payment of SDLT is now 14 calendar days after the effective...
Deadline for employers’ final PAYE return for 2018/19
Friday 19th April 2019 is the deadline for employers’ final PAYE return to be submitted online for the year 2018-19! As usual your final Full Payment Summary (FPS)...
Budget 2018
The Chancellor delivered a bullish budget, which will be good news for many… The main highlight of the budget was left to the end of the speech (which lasted almost an...
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