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The Start of the New Tax Year is the time for OMB’s to revise their Tax Strategy. As another new tax year begins, business owner managers should review and revise their combined business and personal tax strategy: OMB Strategies 2013-14 Depending upon how much profit the business generates, whether or not your spouse is involved in…

The 2013 Budget has some good tax news for SME businesses: The new £2,000 Employment Allowance will help reduce the hidden employment cost that Employer’s NIC has now become. The continual gradual reduction in the main rate of corporation tax towards 20% will also lead to reductions in the marginal rate, which will help the SME’s that…

Most popular current tax strategies for SME businesses: Remuneration ‘Minimum’ salary, balance as dividends, to avoid NIC. Manage income below higher rate tax threshold, to avoid 40% income tax . Manager income below £100k, to avoid 60% income tax trap. Salary sacrifice with employer pension contributions, childcare vouchers and other non-taxable benefits in kind Business…

Maximise R&D Tax Relief Claims. With the ability to now claim 225% tax relief on eligible costs, those making such R&D claims will need no convincing of the merits of including as much as possible within the claim. Areas, often over-looked, where this claim can be increased include: Claiming relief on all reimbursed expenses paid…

VAT Returns – Compulsory online filing has benefits It has now been nearly nine months since HM Revenue & Customs have stipulated that all VAT registered businesses should file their VAT returns online, apart from a number who are exempt. But some may say, what are the benefits of VAT online? 1. Security – all…

Reviewing business finances just before the year end, then taking actions to influence how the year end results will look, should be a key element of the annual financial management routine for larger more pro-active businesses. Although corporation tax reduction is usually the key aim of most company pre year end planning, you should not overlook…

Examples of the most helpful and generous tax elections and claims include: s222(5a) TCGA 1992 (Nomination of main residence) This capital gains tax election, often referred to as ‘flipping’, enables taxpayers, who own and reside in more than one home, to inform HMRC which of these homes is their principal private residence. For those who…