The Responsibilities of the Self-employed
When you're self-employed, you have more freedom and flexibility, but you also have more responsibilities, and you are almost solely respons
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Brian Pusser
- Aug 3
Tax-Saving Strategies for Business Owners
As a professional in the world of business ownership, navigating the intricate realm of taxes is crucial. Maximizing profits and...
Brian Pusser
- Jul 22
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment
n February 2024 important amendments to the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA) rules became law. How will the chan
Brian Pusser
- Jul 19
Benchmark Subsistence Rates - Are They Worth It?
As an employer you don’t want to waste valuable time on avoidable admin tasks such as processing scores of expenses claims for employees’...
Brian Pusser
- Jun 15
Tax Efficient Ways To Use Dividends
The next dividend from your company isn’t due to be paid for another few months. However, arranging for it to be paid earlier, or taking...
Brian Pusser
- May 29
Creating a Home Office Tax Efficiently
Creating a home office tax efficiently You want to erect a cabin in your garden to use as a home office. You and your family will also...
Brian Pusser
- Apr 1
Building Certificates Needed for Zero Rated VAT
If you provide construction services on a new building to be used for a relevant charitable or residential purpose, or sell a new building t
Brian Pusser
- Feb 23
Getting Directors’ NI contributions right for 2023/24
The end of the tax year is just a few weeks away. As an employer, you must carry out the usual payroll year-end routines. However, if...
Brian Pusser
- Oct 13, 2023
Tax Relief For Donating Free Use Of A Property
A director wants to give free use of a property, the freehold of which his company owns, to a registered charity. He wants to know if his
Brian Pusser
- Aug 12, 2023
The tax pros and cons of benefits vs dividends
As an owner-manager of a company, taking income from it in the most tax and NI-efficient way is probably near the top of your list. The...
Brian Pusser
- Apr 11, 2023
Off-Payroll, IR35 and Umbrella Companies
If you’re working or intending to work through a company, agent or other intermediaries, one or more of HMRC’s anti-avoidance measures might
Brian Pusser
- Apr 2, 2023
Problems With Paying Workers In Cash
You hired a couple of individuals to tidy and clear part of your premises. They’ve completed the job and asked to be paid in cash.
Brian Pusser
- Mar 16, 2023
Slash Your Copmany's Corporation Tax Rate With Pensions
The main corporation tax (CT) rate increases to 25% in April 2023.
Brian Pusser
- Mar 3, 2023
6 TIPS To Help Prepare For Difficult Times
The last few years have been anything but ordinary for businesses up and down the country, and across the world.
Brian Pusser
- Jan 21, 2023
Bonus or dividend from April 2023?
It’s common for director shareholders to take additional remuneration in the form of dividends rather than bonuses.
Brian Pusser
- Jan 6, 2023
Useful Links for start-ups
Here are some useful sites that could help you when you start-up a business. Start-Ups https://startups.co.uk/ Aimed at SMEs. It has a...
Brian Pusser
- Nov 2, 2022
Can My Business Pay For Gifts To Customers?
Gifts to Customers
The cost of giving gifts to customers is tax-deductible, provided that:
The amount spent per customer is £50 or less
Brian Pusser
- Nov 1, 2022
When should you leave the Flat Rate Scheme?
You’re currently using the flat rate scheme (FRS) and are trading below the exit threshold. But what changes to your trading structure...
Brian Pusser
- Sep 3, 2022
How Dividends Are Taxed
The dividend tax allowance was first introduced in 2016 and replaced the old dividend tax credit with an annual £5,000 dividend allowance.
Brian Pusser
- Jun 29, 2022
Tax and the charging of electric vehicles
The business runs some electric vehicles (EVs) but there has been little thought about where these are charged
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