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This alternative to the classic management buy-out enables the shareholders of a trading company to sell their shares free of CGT to a trust set up for the benefit of the employees.
If you do not wish to sell your business but are looking to reduce your involvement, you may be considering passing on your business to the next generation, or maybe your management team.
Now that the economy is starting to recover, this could be a good time to think about selling your business. Remember that under the current capital gains rules, the first £1 million of an individual’s gains potentially qualify for a 10% rate of tax, provided business asset disposal relief applies. We can check whether or not you and other business owners qualify for this generous relief. Note that the £1 million limit applies to all disposals during an individual’s lifetime
If your family are not interested in taking over your business, have you considered selling the business to your management team?
Businesses across the world have been grappling with rapid transformation because of changes to working practices, shifts in buyer behaviour and ongoing economic uncertainty.
If your tax payment due on 31 January is more than you expected there is still time to reduce the liability if you are prepared to take a risk.
In his Spring 2021 Budget the Chancellor announced that there would be 8 “Freeports” in England with generous tax breaks to encourage businesses to set up and invest in those areas.
If as an employee you are working at home as a result of Coronavirus but have not been reimbursed the additional costs by your employer, you may claim a deduction from earnings.
The latest version of the CT600 Corporation Tax Return requires companies to report CJRS furlough payments received and the amounts
Another tax planning strategy that is still available despite rumours that it would be closed in the Budget was the CGT hold over relief when assets are transferred into or out of a trust.
One tax planning opportunity that many thought the chancellor might restrict was the exemption from inheritance tax for regular gifts out of an individual’s income.
This time of year we need to consider gift giving and tax. It is easy during the Christmas period to to be generous, but most of us feel we are quite generous enough to the taxman during the rest of the year.
As we come to the end of 2021, its time to start thinking about the budget for next year. One thing is certain – uncertainty.
Business planning and budgeting have become increasingly complex in today’s uncertain and volatile environment. Firms have had to adapt and become more agile in order to react quickly to changing market conditions and budgets should be created with this in mind.
The capital allowance legislation specifically denies tax relief for plant and machinery installed in a dwelling house. However, plant and machinery installed in the common areas of blocks of flats such as hallways, stairs and lift shafts would qualify as the flats themselves are the dwellings not the building as a whole.
The fifth (and final) SEISS grant will be available for the self-employed to claim towards the end of July. HMRC will contact those traders that may be eligible with their claim date.
Where a company makes a trading loss of no more than £200,000 in an accounting period it is now possible to claim relief for that loss even though the corporation tax return CT600 has not been submitted.
The fifth (and final) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant SEISS grant will be available for the self-employed to claim towards the end of July.
The numerous changes in the method of calculating CJRS furlough grants will no doubt have resulted in errors by some employers.
For the month of July the CJRS Furlough grant support from the government via HMRC reduces to 70% of the employee’s usual pay for hours not worked.
HMRC are urging businesses to look out for the use of mini-umbrella companies (MUCs) to pay contractors supplying their labour via agencies and other intermediaries.
Please note that HMRC make regular checks on companies making a claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. If you make a claim that is fraudulent i.e. make a claim for a period whilst actually working, you will be required to pay back all grants received under the scheme and could be fined.
Like the CJRS scheme for employers the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been extended to September 2021 and details of claims for the fourth grant have now been released. This fourth grant covers February, March and April 2021. There will then be a fifth grant covering May to September 2021.
The fourth version of the CJRS “furlough” grant scheme starts on 1 May 2021 and will run until 30 September with employees affected continuing to be supported such that they are entitled to be paid at least 80% of their “usual pay” subject to a limit of £2,500 a month for hours not worked.
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