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The tax rules property businesses have changed considerably since 2010, for example the restriction of relief for financing costs to the equivalent of a basic rate tax reducer (at best). Almost all these changes have been made with the aim of making property letting less attractive. This makes it ...

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The enterprise investment scheme (EIS) is a collection of tax incentives aimed at encouraging private investment into younger trading companies. EIS is well established; however, the rules have been subject to various changes and additions over the years. In summary, the reliefs available on a qualifying investment are: ...

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The old low value import VAT threshold of €22 was abolished in June 2021. All exports (which now include sales of goods to the EU) are subject to VAT. Where the total value of the shipment doesn't exceed €150, the seller can opt to charge VAT at the point of sale ...

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The first tax sites in the Freeports announced at the Spring Budget have now been designated, meaning that businesses operating within them can now access some of the reliefs. The sites are located in three of the eight Freeport sites; namely Humber, Thames and Teeside as follows: - ...

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Extension to "scheme pays" for annual allowance chargesCurrently, where a pension scheme member wishes to pay an annual allowance charge from their accrued pension savings, referred to as "scheme pays", the scheme administrator has until 14 February following the end of the tax year on its Accounting for Tax ...

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    • September Q&A

      Q. I have two small businesses which are treated as a group for VAT purposes, so we only submit a single VAT return covering both …

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    • Making Tax Digital for Business: update

      In July, the Government confirmed that the Summer Finance Bill would be published in September, with the measures dropped from the pre-election Finance Bill being reintroduced …

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      SBL have provided auditing and other accounting services for our company for more than 10 years. They not only offered excellent support from a professional accountant company, but also delivered forward-thinking advice on how to improve our business.

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