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.
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The 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 ReadingHMRC has delayed planned changes to real-time information (RTI) reporting requirements for employee hours worked.
Continue ReadingThere is currently no legislation specifically targeted at social media influencers, however the fast-growing industry is very much on HMRC's radar.
Continue ReadingOur comprehensive analysis of the Chancellor's Spring 2023 budget covers R&D tax relief, the seed enterprise investment scheme, free childcare, pension allowances, pension savings, corporation tax and capital allowances.
Continue ReadingYour business probably pays several different taxes to HMRC: corporation tax or income tax; VAT; and PAYE all at different intervals. If the tax payment is not correctly accounted for by HMRC and set against the right tax account for your business an erroneous tax debt may arise.
Continue ReadingMaking tax digital for income tax self assessment (MTD ITSA) will replace the self assessment tax return for unincorporated businesses from April 2024 for sole traders and from April 2025 for most partnerships.
Continue ReadingThe national living wage (NLW) will rise to £9.50 per hour for pay periods starting on and after 1.4.22 along with the other national minimum wage rates (see table). Since 6.4.21 the NLW rate has applied to workers aged 23 and over.
Continue ReadingMany employed and self-employed people claim Universal Credit as they have low or unpredictable levels of income. It provides a much needed top-up to their earnings but the benefit is reduced as the worker earns more due to the Universal Credit taper rate.
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