After a dizzying few weeks in British politics, which have seen an almost complete reversal of the measures announced in the September mini budget, as summarised in our previous article, we thought it might be helpful to set out what remains of the economic measures announced in September, and how they might affect you.
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Wasn’t expecting that.
On Friday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the government’s so-called ‘Mini Budget’, outlining cuts to income tax, reversal of the NIC increases, and scrapping of the planned increase in corporation tax, to name a few. Those which may be of particular interest to many are as follows:
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Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how you are going to structure your business. The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.
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Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.
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Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.
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Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.
Continue ReadingChanges to tax on savings and dividends
From 6 April 2016, there have been a number of changes in the way that savings income, including interest and dividends, is taxed. As with all tax changes, there will be new opportunities for taxpayers to reduce their tax burden by ensuring that their affairs are structured efficiently. The changes have been billed as a simplification which would lift many taxpayers out of self-assessment. However, whilst the changes will bring simplification for some, they will also mean that others need to complete a tax return, where they did not before.
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Mel Hackney gives an overview of the forthcoming changes and why small business owners should be reviewing their remuneration strategy.
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Mel Hackney sets out the proposed changes to the taxation of dividends from next year.
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Mel Hackney looks at ways for owner-managers to extract profits from their companies as tax efficiently as possible.
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