The Chancellor announced that taxes would have to rise, but not quite yet, as all tax rates except for VAT are frozen for 2021-22.

Larger companies may have opted to wait until April 2023 before making major investments in plant or machinery to achieve tax relief of 25% on those costs following the increase in the corporation tax rate.

B20 Wessex, Spring Budget 2021 Tax Briefing

The rate of VAT on services supplied to non-business customers in other EU countries normally depends on where the supplier is located or, for services related to land, where the land is located.

There will be several VAT changes for businesses that import or export goods from 1 January 2021 as the rules that permit free movement of goods and people between the UK and the EU cease to apply from 11pm on 31 December 2020.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us would travel to Europe to meet customers or attend trade shows. VAT on business expenses incurred in another EU country up to 31 December 2020 can be reclaimed through HMRC's online VAT service.

Capital gains tax (CGT) is normally payable by 31 January following the tax year in which you sold the asset. This can give you up to an extra 22 months to hold on to the full proceeds.

Management accounting can help develop a clear picture of your monthly performance, financial year to date, performance against budget and previous years.

Unless you use the VAT cash accounting scheme you have to account to HMRC for the VAT you charge on sales even if the customer does not pay you.

Whether your business buys a car or a van can make a big difference to the tax relief given on the cost of the vehicle and to the tax payable by the driver who...

Making staff redundant is hard for any small business as employees can become as close as family. Any employees you let go are entitled to a written statement setting out the amount of their redundancy payment and how it was calculated so it is important to get this right.

To encourage employers to keep as many employees on the payroll as possible into 2021 the Government has promised to pay a job retention bonus to employers of £1,000 per employee.

A new online system for paying and declaring CGT within 30 days of completion for sales of residential property was introduced from 6 April 2020.

The UK tax system is due an overhaul to streamline and digitalise the administration processes.

There are three rates of VAT applicable to sales in the UK: standard 20%, reduced 5% and zero 0%.