News Archive
Professionally qualified tax advisers
The importance of using professionally qualified tax advisers is recognised by the government and it may become a legal requirement for all advisers giving tax advice on a commercial basis to be a member of a professional body. Rest assured Bates Weston’s tax team are members of the CIOT and ICAEW.
Company Car v Van – the tax difference
Company cars and vans, when used privately by employees are treated differently for tax purposes, with vans generally treated more favourably than cars. We look at the grey area of multipurpose vehicles.
Plans to extend Making Tax Digital
On 21 July the government published its 10 year strategy for the tax system. This included its plans to extend the Making Tax Digital initiative.
Tax planning, share incentive schemes and employee retention
Cassandra Graham, Senior Tax Manager at Bates Weston, considers the use of tax planning in attracting and keeping people who are driven to grow your business, in particular the use of tailored share incentive schemes.
Green Recovery Challenge Fund
The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund announced yesterday will help charities and environmental organisations start work on projects across England to restore nature and tackle climate change.
Amendments to the Finance Bill 2020
Amendments to the Finance Bill include treating coronavirus payments as taxable income, not disadvantaging those who came out of retirement or usually work abroad to help in the pandemic, treating Covid-19 as an exceptional circumstance for higher rate SDLT reclaims and encouraging Future Fund investors.
Company tax planning and business structure
Company tax planning is vital when choosing a business structure. Cassandra Graham, looks at the options as part of our 8 part company tax planning survival guide.
How can company tax planning help with cash flow?
Company tax planning can be useful to recover cash from HMRC or to reduce the amount of tax you are expected to pay – both valuable outcomes in managing your cash flow position.
Bates Weston Company Tax Planning Guide
Our tax team have prepared a Bates Weston Company Tax Planning Guide to help you and your business get through the Covid-19 crisis and emerge, ready to respond to the challenges ahead.
Taxation of Coronavirus Support Payments
Government launches consultation on proposed tax treatment of Coronavirus support grant payments. Responses required by 12 June.
Income Tax and NIC exemptions for home office equipment expenses
Those working from home and employers who encourage their staff to purchase their own home-office equipment and reimburse the expense, can benefit from a temporary income tax and National Insurance Contributions relief introduced as a response to Covid-19.
Practical help from accountants you can rely on
The practical help we, as accountants, are giving to support our clients today, and how we plan to keep on helping them in the future.
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