Uniform Rate

  • Shaz Nawaz
  • July 2, 2018
  • 6 min read

If you are required to wear a uniform to work, or use specialist protective clothing, or if as an employer you provide these for your workforce, then this is a tax-deductible expense. Here’s some of the main points to watch: As you can see, there are a number of traps for the unwary in claiming […]

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Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (‘ATED’)

  • Shaz Nawaz
  • June 25, 2018
  • 5 min read

If you own residential property as an investment or as a trading business, then you need to be aware of this tax, especially of the property is itself of high value or if it’s in an area where property values overall are high. Although ATED originally affected only properties valued at more than £2 million, […]

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The collapse of the construction firm Carillion will obviously have immense implications for their workforce, their customer base and, given the level of public sector involvement, for the community as a whole.  However, there is another sector that will suffer and that is the investors. Clearly investment in listed securities is to some extent a […]

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What Can You Claim On Business Travel?

  • Shaz Nawaz
  • May 9, 2018
  • 7 min read

The basis of an employee’s claims for business travel is that the employee (including company directors) are not taxed on expenses paid to them for the cost of travel that is incurred in the course of their duties.  The general rule for expenses to be tax-deductible is that the expenses must have been incurred ‘wholly […]

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Here’s a Succinct Synopsis on Company Car Tax…

  • Shaz Nawaz
  • June 30, 2017
  • 5 min read

Provision of a company car for key employees, including directors, has always been a popular element of the remuneration package. So, let’s take a look at the pros and cons. First of all, for the business: Now for the employee: Suppose the employee contributes towards the cost of the car? There are a few reasons why […]

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In recent blogs on Entrepreneurs’ Relief, I’ve referred to EMI scheme shares, so here’s a quick overview of what these are and how they might be useful to you. EMI stands for Enterprise Management Incentives – a snappy title that does what it says on the tin! These are only available in trading companies with assets […]

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