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Gifting crypto has tax implications – in this blog, we’ll run through the main UK rules to keep in mind.

In this article we focus on the facts about Bitcoin you need to know about – whether you’re planning to start investing in it or if you simply want to gain a better grasp of the space.

Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs) are the rates recommended by HMRC to assist businesses either in reimbursing employees for using company cars for business travel or in being reimbursed back by employees for fuel costs for private travel when using a company car. The HMRC fuel rates that have applied since 1 September 2021 are: Engine […]

The government have released their Winter Economy Plan, aimed at supporting businesses through the second wave of Covid-19 this winter. Read more here.

Rent a Room Relief is an optional scheme that allows you to earn up to £7,500 a year tax-free when you let out furnished accommodation to a lodger in your main home.

ATED is an annual tax charge on Enveloped Dwellings payable by companies, partnerships with corporate members and collective investments vehicles that own a UK residential property valued at £500,000 or above. When do I need to submit my ATED return and are there any penalties? If the property falls within the ATED charge, a return […]

Leading up to yesterday’s Budget there was speculation that Philip Hammond would announce some major shake-ups to certain aspects of the taxation system. This was fuelled by the Budget earlier in the year being relatively uneventful and the political environment having changed substantially in the months since then. However, save for one change, the Chancellor […]

Many small businesses have been on the receiving end of substantial business rate bills this year, as the government’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has started to act on the implications of a 2015 Supreme Court ruling that was delayed by two years. Some businesses which operate from different rooms or floors have seen particularly large […]

When providing services to your client, occasionally you might need to pay for items on their behalf. How do you then treat the VAT on the expenses that you recharge to the customer? There is one simple rule that you need to keep in mind: all recharged expenses carry VAT, unless the item is a […]

One of the questions that we are asked most often by those entering the world of self employment is “what costs can I claim as an expense?” Well, with the deadline for filing Self Assessment personal tax returns edging that little bit closer with each passing week, we thought now would be a good time […]