To minimize tax liabilities for the 2024-25 tax year, it is generally most tax-efficient for company directors to take a combination of a low director's salary and regular dividend payments, rather than taking all income as salary. Here's a breakdown of how to optimize this structure: Director's
Key Highlights of the Autumn Budget 2024
Corporation Tax Making Tax Digital (MTD) Rates relief Inheritance Tax (IHT) Capital Gains Tax (CGT) National Insurance and Employment allowance Capital Allowances 'Full expensing' deduction for leased assets VAT Thresholds Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL)
Spring Budget 2024: Key Points and Upcoming Details – The Chancellor’s Final Spring Statement
This was the Chancellor's final Spring Budget before the upcoming election. He emphasized reforms focused on building a tax system that is: Simple and understandable: Making it easier for everyone to navigate the tax code. Fair and equitable: Ensuring everyone contributes their fair
A guide to the Autumn Statement 2023
The headline message from the Chancellor The Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement for Growth aimed at building a stronger and more resilient economy. He highlighted that the plan is to “unlock growth and productivity by boosting business investment by £20 billion a year, getting more people
A Guide to the Spring Budget 2023
Corporation tax From April 2023, the planned increase in the corporation tax rate to 25% for companies with over £250,000 in profits will go ahead. Small companies with profits up to £50,000 will continue to pay corporation tax at 19%. Companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000 will
Autumn Statement 2022
Key Points An expansion to the windfall tax from 25% to 35% Freezing personal allowance thresholds until April 2028 Capital gains tax allowance cut from £12,300 to £6,000 Freeze inheritance tax nil rate bands until 2027–28 Revised the energy support package from April 2023 Dividend
Tax rises – national insurance and dividend rates
The UK Government has announced on 7 September that, from April 2022 the UK will introduce a 1.25% Health and Social Levy, based on national insurance contributions (NIC) ringfenced to fund the investment in health and social care. The levy will apply to the same population and income as class 1
Super-deduction and special rate first year allowance
Key Points Introduction of an enhanced superdeduction equal to 130% for expenditure on certain items of plant or machinery.on qualifying expenditure on plant or machinery from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023.if a company spends £1,000 on qualifying items of plant and machinery within the dedicated