Check a UK VAT number
The ability to check a UK VAT number is available at: www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number.
This service allows users to check:
if a UK VAT registration number is valid; and
the name and address of the
What your tax code means
The letters in your tax code signify your entitlement (or not) to the annual tax-free personal allowance. The tax codes are updated annually and help employer’s work out how much tax to deduct from an
Tax on dividends
The dividend tax allowance was first introduced in 2016 and replaced the old dividend tax credit with an annual £5,000 dividend allowance. Tax was payable on dividends received over this amount. The
Tax Diary November/December 2022
1 November 2022 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 January 2022.
19 November 2022 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 November 2022. (If you pay your tax
What qualifies for First Year Allowances
Businesses can claim a 100% first-year allowance (FYA) on the purchase of certain qualifying Plant and Machinery (P&M). The cash-flow benefit of accelerated tax relief is designed to encourage
Directors and National Minimum Wage
Company directors or any other person who has been appointed to a position by a company or organisation but doesn’t have a contract or receive regular payment as office holders are neither employees
Paying stamp duty on share transfers
Stamp Duty is paid on shares bought on a stock transfer form. A stock transfer form is the standard form used for transfers of shares from one person to another. If you use a stock transfer to buy
IHT claiming business relief
There are a number of reliefs available that can reduce liability to Inheritance Tax (IHT) if you inherit the estate of someone who had died.
One of these reliefs is known as IHT Business Relief and
Gifts to spouse or charity
In most cases, there is no capital gains tax (CGT) to be paid on the transfer of assets to a spouse or civil partner. There is, however, still a disposal that has taken place for CGT purposes
3-months to Self-Assessment filing deadline 2021-22
There are now less than 3-months to file your 2021-22 Self-Assessment tax return electronically. Last year over 12.5 million taxpayers were required to complete a Self-Assessment tax return but over
