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Swapping your main residence for capital gains tax purposes

Private residence relief means that you do not have to pay capital gains tax on any gain that you make when your sell your home to the extent that the gain relates to the period that you lived in the property as your only or main residence or the last nine months of ownership (36

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Do we need to register for VAT?

If you make VATable supplies, you will need to register for VAT if your taxable turnover reaches the VAT registration threshold. The VAT registration threshold is set at £85,000. The need to register for VAT is triggered if your VAT taxable turnover for the last 12 months exceeded £85,000 or if you expect your VAT

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How to appeal a tax penalty

There are various reasons why HMRC may issue a tax penalty. You may receive a penalty if you file your tax return late, your tax return is inaccurate, you are late paying tax that you owe or you fail to keep accurate records. If you do not agree with the penalty, you can appeal against

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Avoid the traps when providing eye tests for employees

Although the tax system contains an exemption for employer-provided eye tests and the glasses or contact lenses for display screen use, its availability is dependent on the associated conditions being met. When seeking to take advantage of the exemption, the method of provision is key. The tax consequences of an employer providing eye tests for

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Business Asset Disposal Relief – have you exceeded the limit?

HMRC have sent out nudge ‘One to Many’ letters to taxpayers who they believe may have claimed Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) in excess of the £1 million lifetime limit. Nature of the relief Formerly known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief, BADR reduces the amount of capital gains tax that is payable where a person sells all

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Making tax-free mileage payments

If you have employees who use either their own car or a company car for business mileage, you can pay mileage allowances tax-free up to certain limit. However, if you pay more than the permitted amount, the excess is taxable and liable to Class 1 National Insurance. The amount that you can pay tax-free depends

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