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There are three main VAT schemes available to small businesses:

The flat rate scheme
The annual accounting scheme
The cash accounting scheme
The Flat Rate Scheme
The purpose of this VAT scheme is to simplify the way a business accounts for VAT

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In a boost for the Midlands economy, Coventry has been named UK City of Culture 2021. The announcement was made by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, John Glen after Coventry beat four other cities that were in the running.
The title of

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The employment allowance of £3,000 per year is available to most businesses and charities and can be used to be offset against their employers Class 1 NIC bill. The allowance can be claimed as part of the normal payroll process.
An employer can

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If you have been in the same job for two years or more and are made redundant you will usually be entitled to a redundancy payment. The legal minimum that you are entitled to receive is known as ‘statutory redundancy pay’. There are exceptions where

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The bank deposit guarantee limit is the amount of money that is guaranteed for savers in UK banks and building societies should the institution become insolvent. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) guarantee amount is currently £85,000

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Any business that has been adversely affected by the new ‘limited cost trader’ test that was introduced on 1 April 2017, should consider whether it will be more beneficial to leave the VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS) and revert to using traditional VAT

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There are special rules concerning the payment of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale of personal possessions also known as ‘chattels’. Personal possessions are generally defined as possessions with a predictable useful life of 50 years or less and

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A recent First-Tier Tribunal case examined whether amounts credited to a director’s loan account were subject to PAYE and NIC deductions. The appellant company, buys and sells boats. One of the directors, who is also the chairman of the company, had

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‘PLANNING TO WIN’
Burton Sweet and Meridian Financial Services invite you to join them on Thursday 23rd November in Frome for a post-Budget briefing for small and growing businesses and their owners.
Drinks and light refreshments will be available

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There are different categories of property rental business such as UK property businesses, overseas property businesses, UK furnished holiday businesses and EEA furnished holiday lettings businesses.
As a general rule, landlords renting out more

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The marriage allowance (MA) allows couples, where one partner does not fully utilise their personal tax allowance, to share a limited amount of the unutilised portion with their spouse. The MA is only available to married couples and those in a civil

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The term capital allowances is used to describe the allowances available to businesses to secure tax relief for certain capital expenditure. The rules that govern the purchase of capital equipment such as computer equipment, vehicles and machinery by

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