According to a recent announcement on the GOV.UK website, preparations include: Recruitment of 700 new staff to work on EU Exit policy using additional funding allocated by HM Treasury for Brexit preparedness. Passing of new legislation to lay the groundwork for our future outside…
Year: 2019
Are you ready for the VAT filing changes?
A reminder that from 1 April 2019, VAT registered traders with turnover in excess of the current VAT registration limit, £85,000, will need to file returns after 1 April 2019 linked to HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) systems. Accounts software providers have been working…
What can you give away before the end of the tax year?
You can give away £3,000 worth of gifts each tax year (6 April to 5 April) without them being added to the value of your estate. This is known as your ‘annual exemption’. You can carry any unused annual exemption forward to the next year…
What are your tax planning options for 2018-19?
Options for adopting 99% of tax planning opportunities for 2018-19 ends on 5 April 2019, just a couple of months away. This applies equally to individuals and all businesses with an accounting year end close to, but prior to 5 April 2019. More importantly,…
Are you ready for the April deadline?
2019 is here. Making Tax Digital is coming. You need to be prepared for the change. From April this year your financial records will need to become more digital and you will need to use software or apps to update HMRC at least quarterly.…
CGT planning for married couples
This article is also relevant to couples who have entered into a civil partnership. For the tax year 2018-19, taxpayers can make tax-free capital gains of up to £11,700. This allowance is available on a per person basis and so married couples (and those…
The top rate of Income Tax is 45%?
Named the additional rate, the highest rate of Income Tax is 45%, and some might say 45% is high enough. However, if the rate of tax is measured as the relationship between income and tax plus tax related penalties paid, there are times when…
Tax payment time again
As all our self-assessment readers will be aware, 31 January is the date by which any arrears of tax for 2017-18 need to be settled, together with a payment on account for 2018-19, if one is due. Those who have completed their tax returns…
Tax Investigation Service
We are inviting all our clients to subscribe or renew their subscription to our Tax Investigation Service. Tax investigations are expensive, intrusive and stressful. Even if the tax inspector accepts that your records are 100% accurate, you will still need to pay the professional…
Our annual prize draw winner is revealed
Throughout the year we ask our clients what they think about DSC as a firm and ask for suggestions about how we can improve our customer service. Many thanks to everyone who completed and submitted the survey. Every form that we receive is entered…