Companies House reforms – increase to filing charges
Companies House have been given new powers to make the UK a more transparent place for businesses to operate. With these powers, Companies House plan to make changes in several areas.
How do I pay less Tax?
This could be one of the most frequently asked questions that accountants receive, from individuals and business owners. The answer really lies understanding how to minimise your tax liabilities.
Spring Budget 2024 – Impact on the Agricultural Sector
The Spring budget did contain a few announcements which will impact the agricultural sector and consideration should be given to whether action is taken now.
Spring Budget Summary 2024
Following the 2024 Budget, three key announcements that will be important to any tax payers falling in the following groups:
Anyone who lets a holiday cottage
Property developers/investors and
Non UK Domiciled individuals
Multiple Dwellings Relief – Spring Budget Update 2024
This stamp duty land tax relief is to be abolished with effect for transactions with an effective date on or after 1 June 2024. Transitional rules mean that MDR can still be claimed for contracts which are exchanged on or before 6 March 2024, regardless of when completion takes place
Abolition of the Furnished Holiday Let rules – Spring Budget Update 2024
For anyone who owns one or more Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs), either directly or through a limited company this is a significant change. Until April 2025, if an individual owned and let out a furnished holiday let, broadly a holiday home let out to different individuals for short periods, there were a number of tax advantages that in many respect treated this activity as a trade rather than as an investment: