From 6 April 2021 , new thresholds apply for National Insurance purposes in the new tax year, which are outlined in our latest blog.

Following yesterday’s Budget by Rishi Sunak, our director Jack Sales caught up with James Richards, Director of Lettings and Land and New Homes at Maddisons Residential to discuss the headlines from the budget and how these will affect the property sector.

The key points from the latest budget announced by Rishi Sunak, dominated by the battle to recover from the pandemic.

During the current 2020/21 tax year, electric company cars are a tax-free benefit. This will no longer be the case for 2021/22, but electric and low emission cars remain a very tax-efficient benefit.

HM Revenue & Customs will be introducing a new set of regulations for VAT that apply to the construction industry, which come in to effect on 1st March.

We outline some tax tips to help ensure individuals utilise their tax allowances before the end of the tax year and maximise their tax efficiency.

In the past year many of us have had to start new projects as a means to get extra income. But do you need to tell HMRC? Here’s what you need to know.

For now, making contributions into a pension scheme continues to be a particularly tax-efficient form of savings. There are rumblings that the Government may change their mind though so take advantage while you can.

It’s possible to leave up to £1 million completely free of inheritance tax as a joint estate by taking advantage of the residence nil rate band.

The 2020/21 tax year comes to an end on 5 April 2021. The last few months of the year are a good time to undertake a review and to ensure that allowance for the year is not wasted.

Giving assets to children or other family members may trigger an unwelcome capital gains tax bill, even if nothing was received in return.

The self-assessment tax return for 2019/20 must be filed and any associated tax paid by 31 January 2021. We discuss this and options to ease the tax payment burden.

The new tiered restrictions in England mean that accommodation has to close in some areas – if you have a holiday let we’ve written a guide on two lifelines that can be used for tax relief.

Interest paid on loans used for qualifying businesses purposes should be eligible tax relief and can save up to 45% of the cost of the interest.

Many businesses do their own accounts, mainly because they think it saves money. How cost effective is it to not use an accountant and when can we save you money?

When you run a limited company, you will need to be familiar with what a Director’s Loan Account is, how it works and what it means for you.

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Yesterday, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced changes to both the furlough scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

The Government has announced an extension to the Job Retention (furlough) scheme up to the end of November, as England prepares to go into lockdown once again.

In this roundup, we take a look at the main Coronavirus business and financial measures in place at the date of publishing - October 2020.