Category Archives: Blog

This year we have seen an increase in business people contacting us regarding obtaining a mortgage.  So far so good, however the problem is that they have been using an unqualified accountant.   This has only been discovered when the mortgage company rejected their accounts on the basis they had not been prepared by an accountant […]

Following the recent budget, it appeared that owners of furnished holiday lets (FHL) would be able to use the new extended loss carry back provisions.  This would have allowed losses to be carried back three years during a specific time period.  Unfortunately, the Finance Bill 2021 has been tweaked and does not allow FHL businesses […]

Measures to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Extension of the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme (‘furlough payments’) to September 2021 across the UK, with employer contributions to salary from July Fourth Self Employment Income Support Scheme grant covering February to April 2021 to claim from late April, similar to first three grants – and newly self-employed […]

At the moment a small company has nine months to file its accounts with Companies House.  A small company can also file less information at Companies House such as removing the profit and loss account. There is a consultation in progress to change the way small companies file information and this process which closed on […]

This will affect contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry and will apply from the 1st March 2021. It will apply if the subcontractor and contractor are VAT registered but will NOT apply if the work you do is zero rated.   Subcontractors You will need to contact the contractor and find out if they […]

There has been much speculation on what the Chancellor may or may not do in this March 2021 budget.  Most of the suggestions consider the necessity to clear the huge debt this country is now burdened with due to the pandemic.  Some tax planning may be too late now such as selling a second property […]

With the debt increasing by the hour due to the Governments restrictions on trading businesses resulting from Covid-19, it is becoming very clear that the way the Government tries to balance its books must change.  One such way, suggested by the ‘Wealth Tax Commission’, is to charge a wealth tax on anyone who’s wealth is […]

With the continued lock downs of Covid-19 it is unfortunate that some people who lent money to a trader may not be able to recover it.  If the trader goes bankruptcy or into liquidation then there could be some relief by treating the lost money as a capital loss.  This loss can be offset against […]

HMRC have launched their portal for employees who have to work from home and can claim the £6 per week tax allowance.  For employees to be able to do this, the employer must confirm the employee has to work from home and there is no choice in the venue for the employee.  To access this […]

Did you send your employee home to work?  If so, HMRC have issued guidance which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-expenses-are-taxable-if-your-employee-works-from-home-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19 Generally, where expenses payments are made to, or benefits-in-kind are provided for, an employee they are deemed to have been made or provided by reason of that employment and are regarded as part of the […]