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Posts by Paige Collins

Directors’ loans and potential benefits

Business owners could seek to earn interest on directors’ loans with little-to-no tax implications. Although only patient directors willing to meet the reporting requirements will benefit. The rate of interest charged by HMRC on late tax payments is currently 6.75. However, the rate charged on a beneficial loan for 2023/24...

Neglected Child Trust Funds lying unclaimed

A recent investigation into Child Trust Funds (CTFs) by the National Audit Office (NAO) has...

Business turnover threshold changes

With basis period reform now underway, HMRC is looking at further tax simplification for sole...

Paper tax returns under review

More than 12 million taxpayers file self-assessment tax returns, but less than 3% do so...

Paying Dividends – not as simple as it might seem!!

Dividend payments can be taken out of a limited company by the director only if the company has distributable profits.
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Setting up a business – Your essential guide

Setting up a business requires a great deal of thought, but it offers a great opportunity if you have been...
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Tax codes – Is yours correct?

Most directors and employees will already have been issued a tax code for the 2023/24 tax year, and it is...
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The HMRC squeeze

HMRC continues its debt enforcement, collecting more tax owed and increasing winding-up petitions filed against companies.
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Unmarried couples benefits?

The eligibility for some bereavement payments has now been extended to unmarried couples, but there are two major caveats. Where...
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Late VAT returns – New points-based penalties

Late VAT returns face points-based penalty from Jan 2023. May is the first affected quarterly return under the new system.
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