The salaried members rules are an anti-avoidance measure designed to prevent limited liability partnerships (LLPs) from disguising remuneration paid to members as profit share instead of employment income.
Continue ReadingLatest Articles
The Government's tax-free childcare scheme could provide up to £2,000 a year per child, or £4,000 if the child is disabled, towards the cost of wraparound childcare and holiday clubs.
Continue ReadingSmall employers can usually recover 100% of most of the statutory payments they make to employees plus compensation from HMRC.
Continue ReadingWith effect from 6.4.25 the preferential tax treatment enjoyed by UK resident individuals whose permanent home is outside the UK ('non-doms') has been withdrawn.
Continue ReadingThe Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool allows contractors and other individuals providing services - or businesses engaging workers to perform services for them - to determine whether the work should be treated as employment or self-employment for tax purposes.
Continue ReadingMaking Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT) is fast approaching, with the mandation date for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income of £50,000 and above set firmly at 6.4.26.
Continue ReadingFrom the 2024-25 tax year, self-employed individuals with profits in excess of £6,725 no longer need to pay Class 2 national insurance contributions (NIC).
Continue ReadingHMRC has confirmed that the mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIKs) will be delayed to April 2027, giving businesses more time to get to grips with the process.
Continue ReadingChanges to the company size thresholds from April 2025 will also apply for the purposes of the off-payroll working (OPW) rules
Continue ReadingFrom August 2025 employed taxpayers will no longer be required to complete a self assessment tax return (SATR) to declare and pay the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC)
Continue ReadingFrom April 2026 most benefits in kind (BIKs) will have to be processed through the payroll and included on monthly payslips, with a potential knock-on effect for student loan repayments
Continue ReadingHMRC has updated its guidance to clarify the treatment of subcontracted research and development (R&D) expenditure under the SME scheme
Continue ReadingHMRC has announced that it will close the online service for filing company accounts and corporation tax returns on 31 March 2026
Continue ReadingIn just over a year the first tranche of sole traders and landlords will be required by law to keep digital records to comply with the requirements of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT)
Continue ReadingWith changes to employer’s National Insurance and the Employment Allowance, now is the time for businesses to review the most tax efficient mix of salary and dividends for directors.
Continue Reading