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Earlier in the year, it was erroneously reported in the press that new tax rules were coming into force which would mean that anyone selling online would need to tell HMRC and pay tax on their earnings. There is, however, no change in the tax rules, which apply to online sellers as they do to
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Most private companies start as sole owner-managers; roll on a few years and some will have grown such that family members may also work for the business, responsible for different departments or types of businesses, or grown such that there is more than one business under the company name. Family members may wish to take
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Whether a claim for the cost of work clothes is tax deductible is covered by the general rule for deduction of any expenses incurred by an employee. Statute states that any expense incurred is allowed if the employee is obliged to incur the expense and that amount is incurred ‘wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the
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Expenses incurred by an employee on behalf of a company can only be reimbursed under the ‘wholly, exclusively and necessarily’ rules for work undertaken ‘in the performance of the duties of or employment’. It is not enough for the expense to be relevant to the job, or to be incurred in connection with the duties
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Work may be undertaken on a property to repair it or to improve it, and it will not always be clear where the dividing line falls. The distinction is important for tax purposes as, depending on how the accounts are prepared, relief may be given in a different way for capital expenditure and for revenue
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Employers must pay their workers at least the statutory minimum wage for their age. Depending on the age of the worker, they may be entitled to the higher National Living Wage (NLW) or the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for their age band. It is important to note that the right to be paid at least
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