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Investing in woodlands – Tax implications of an unusual type of investment | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Drive along a country road and you may come across signs advertising 'Woodlands for sale'. Such signs invite investment in commercial...
Apr 43 min read


Business entertainment – usually not allowable – but when can you claim? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
After years of deferral, the long-anticipated Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax start date has finally been confirmed. This is a...
Apr 43 min read


Business entertainment – usually not allowable – but when can you claim? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
HMRC’s rules state that expenditure on business entertainment or gifts cannot be claimed as a deduction against profits (and therefore...
Apr 43 min read


Relief for FHL losses post April 2025 | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
From 6 April 2025 onwards, furnished holiday lettings are treated for tax purposes in the same way as other residential lets, and...
Apr 33 min read


ATED returns for 2025/26 | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) is a tax that is payable mostly by non-natural persons (mostly companies) owning UK...
Apr 32 min read


Looking ahead to MTD for landlords | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The way that many landlords will report details of their income and expenses to HMRC is changing from April 2026 onwards. This is when...
Apr 33 min read


Reporting 2024/25 taxable expenses and benefits | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
If as an employer you provided employees with taxable expenses and benefits in the 2024/25 tax year, you will need to ensure that you...
Apr 32 min read


Taxation of company cars in 2025/26 and beyond | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Employees with a company car available for their private use pay tax on the benefit. The amount that is charged to tax is a percentage of...
Apr 33 min read


Official rate of interest | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The official rate of interest is a rate set by HMRC which is used to calculate the benefit in kind tax charge on cheap employment-related...
Apr 32 min read


Pension savings in 2025/26 | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Putting money into a registered pension scheme can be tax efficient. Individuals can make contributions in their own right, or even for...
Apr 33 min read


National Insurance changes from April 2025 | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Last October Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced some far-reaching National Insurance changes which will affect employers from April 2025....
Apr 33 min read


End your FHL business by 5 April to benefit from existing reliefs | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The favourable tax regime that applies to landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation comes to an end on 5 April 2025. For 2025/26...
Mar 53 min read


What counts as agricultural property for APR? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Farmers have been hitting the headlines of late following the October 2024 Budget announcement that the rate of agricultural property...
Mar 52 min read


Relief for interest on mixed residential and commercial properties | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The way in which unincorporated landlords obtain relief for interest depends on the nature of the property that they let. Where the...
Mar 53 min read


Spreading the cost of selling your company – Cash or loan notes (earn-outs) – What are the tax implications? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
There comes a time in every business owner's life when retirement looms and thoughts turn to succession planning. Planning should ideally...
Mar 53 min read


How important is it to keep receipts? Different methods of doing so | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Buy an item in a shop and you will increasingly be asked whether you want a receipt. Although a receipt provides useful evidence of...
Mar 53 min read


Where do you work? Defining temporary workplaces and tax implications | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Most employees can identify their permanent place of work because it is where they regularly go to work. However, post-Covid, many...
Mar 52 min read


Claiming tax relief for expenses online | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Employees who incur expenses in undertaking their job may be able to claim tax relief for those expenses where they are not reimbursed by...
Mar 32 min read


Timing your payments around the year end | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
For unincorporated businesses, from 6 April 2024 onwards the cash basis is the default basis of accounts preparation. Unlike the accruals...
Mar 32 min read


Time running short to use your 2024/25 personal allowance | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Most individuals are entitled to receive a personal allowance. This is the amount that they are able to earn before they pay tax. For...
Mar 32 min read
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