Unwelcome tax changes for landlords already in place

There were a number of changes to the taxation of rental property announced in the Budget, all of which came into effect from 6th April ... [more]

Optimum Director’s Salary for 16/17

With the new tax year underway it's time to review your salary/dividend mix if you are the owner of your own company. This year my ... [more]

2016 Budget review

Many of the changes in yesterday's Budget had already been revealed in the Autumn statement, such as the change to the taxation of dividends that ... [more]

Most tax efficient annual salary for directors for 15/16

The 2015/16 tax year is coming to an end and for directors who also own their companies it’s time to review their salary to bring ... [more]

Claiming for the cost of working from your home

Many people, myself included, spend a significant part of their week working from home. A common question I get asked is can I claim for ... [more]

Impact of the dividend tax on company vs sole trader choice for small businesses

As discussed in my Budget summary post last month the changes to the personal taxation of dividends from April next year was entirely unexpected and ... [more]

July 2015 Budget Summary

The first fully Conservative budget in 20 years contained a lot of big changes to both personal and business taxation. The ones that tended to ... [more]

Most tax efficient director’s salary for 2015/16

The 2015/16 tax year is coming to an end and for directors who also own their companies it's time to review their salary to bring ... [more]

Auto-enrolment clarification for companies with directors only

Hundreds of thousands of small companies will start to received notification letters from the Pensions Regulator over the next year notifying them of the date ... [more]

The Budget in brief – key points

Well the budget yesterday was rather as expected given on the one hand the looming election and on the other the need to show that ... [more]