Haidee is our Personal Tax Director and is a fully qualified tax adviser, having achieved the ATT qualification in 2006. Tax efficiency being her main concern. Specialising in taxation, Haidee provides clients with advice on personal tax, PAYE services, VAT and social security. She also provides guidance to new start-up businesses.
Continuing on our theme for the month about changes that will impact anyone that owns rental properties we wanted to give you more information about the changes in tax relief and the wear and tear allowance.
If you are a landlord, you need to be aware of your financial commitments when buying a property and when you sell it. When you purchase a property as a landlord, you will also need to pay stamp duty.
In April 2016 anyone that buys a second property will have to pay an extra 3% in stamp duty. This additional stamp duty is payable by anyone buying a second home worth more than £40,000. This applies if someone relocates and decides to rent out their first property right through to investors that own some buy-to-let properties.
As you probably already know you can get tax relief on your pension. The amount of tax relief can vary depending on your level of earning. Plus there are annual and lifetime limits to how much tax relief you can get on pension contributions.
All employers have to automatically enrol their eligible employees into a workplace pension scheme. However, it is important to note that an employee can decide to opt out of a pension scheme if they do not want to take advantage of this.
Accounting standards are used to prepare financial statements of all companies. These allow the companies, their investors and other regulators a standardised way of measuring financial performance.
Essentially it is a system in which employers must automatically enrol their employees onto a pension scheme if they are eligible. In the past, many workers have missed out on the potential benefits of having a company pension.
On the 6th of April 2016, new government legislation came into play; a register was created for ‘persons with significant control’. UK companies must keep this register so that individuals that have significant control over businesses are identified and their holdings are then made public.
Prior to its April update, the government viewed the taxation of dividends as a complex process that was in dire need of change. Many people were choosing to work via their own limited companies to save tax due to the high rate of corporation tax that was present at the time.
When looking to start a business you must choose what structure of the business you’ll use. This is an important decision as it determines the legal responsibilities that you will have.
The national minimum wage has been raised for over 25s from £6.70 to £7.20; whilst it has remained £6.70 for those aged 21 to 24. This new wage has been named the National Living Wage.
In business, the most important thing that defines success is whether you are making money. Often it can be difficult to determine just how much you’re making if you cannot pinpoint your sales and expenditure.
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