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Self Assessment personal tax return

Dividend Tax Allowance Cut in 2018

In 2016 dividend tax was introduced as a way of levelling up the tax system between employees, the self-employed and business directors/owners. The view of the then chancellor and his successor is that however you are employed and however much you earn, the tax system should be even handed. It was felt that whilst personal […]

  • 17th January 2018
  • Personal Tax / Tax
Dividend Tax

Making Tax Digital – What it means for you

The continued push towards more automated statutory reporting to HMRC will see the Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative rolling out from 2019 onwards. The first phase of MTD requires companies to keep ‘digital’ records and, in particular, digital VAT records. This means that businesses who currently use manual books and spreadsheets will need to […]

  • 13th December 2017
  • Legislation / Tax

Spring Newsletter

The Evans Weir spring newsletter is available to download here: Evans Weir Spring Newsletter 2017 In this edition we take a look at: Reclaiming VAT on purchases Marriage allowances Child benefits National Insurance Contributions Pension recycling Salary Sacrifice Electronic PAYE For more information on anything you read in the newsletter, or for tax advice, contact us […]

  • 6th March 2017
  • Business Advice

The end of Self Assessment?

It’s January, that means only one thing in accountancy circles – Self Assessment. No, this is not my annual nudge for your paperwork if you have not already provided it (but do please get it to me ASAP), but a realisation that this may be the first last Self Assessment January. Confused..? In the 2016 […]

  • 23rd January 2017
  • Personal Tax

Winter Tax Briefing

The Evans Weir winter tax briefing 2016 is now available for download here: Winter Tax Briefing 2016 In this edition we consider: Digital business records Pensions Flat rate VAT changes Contractors working for public sector clients Tax on savings ‘Trivial benefits’ Marriage Allowance Salary sacrifice For more information on any of the articles or for […]

  • 5th December 2016
  • Evans Weir News
Dividend Tax

Rumour: Avoiding Dividend Tax

Currently, there is a rumour spreading that it’s possible to backdate a dividend to avoid paying the dividend tax that applies from 6 April 2016. Unfortunately, we can confirm this is not true, a dividend simply cannot be backdated. Under current company law the dividend proposal must be voted on by the company’s directors. The […]

  • 14th September 2016
  • Business Advice
Accounts preparation

Taxation on dividends

Changes to the taxation of dividends, announced in the Summer Budget of 2015, will take effect from 6th April 2016 where the 10% tax credit on dividends will be abolished. The proposed changes introduced will directly affect small companies who pay small salaries followed by march larger dividend payments in order to preserve entitlement to […]

  • 23rd March 2016
  • Business Advice
Evans Weir News - Trump and Brexit

Evans Weir welcomes the 2016 budget for small businesses

On 16th March Chancellor George Osborne delivered the 2016 Budget and it appears to be a welcome boost for small businesses. April 2017 will see a number of changes to policies including business rates, corporation tax and capital gains tax all of which will help small businesses. Business Rates Business rates have been reformed as […]

  • 23rd March 2016
  • Budget / Business Advice
Accounts preparation

Plan Ahead for Dividend Tax Changes in April This Year

Make sure you are prepared for the tax changes… Many of you will have returned from the Christmas and New Year break with a fresh set of plans for how to grow the business in the year ahead. One significant consideration to throw into the pot is the forthcoming change to dividends and the introduction […]

  • 25th January 2016
  • Business Advice

Company vehicles – which route to ownership?

Company vehicles – Leasing, purchasing or renting? How to buy a company car or vehicle for use in the business is one of the most frequent queries posed to us. Unlike other more industry or size specific tax queries, vehicles form a common theme across all size and types of business. Here we look at the […]

  • 19th October 2015
  • Business Advice

Autumn 2015 Tax News Roundup

Tax News As the nights are drawing in and we get ready for another raft of new tax legislation to be announced in the autumn statement, we thought we would bring you up to date on a number of previously announced measures and look at what is in the pipeline for April 2016 and beyond. […]

  • 14th October 2015
  • Economy
UK Economy, money, credit terms

The Budget Summer 2015

The Budget Summer 2015 …and breathe I think it is fair to say that modest relief is the best way of summing up the 2015 summer budget, the first wholly Conservative budget for nearly two decades. On the face of it, it wasn’t all that painful. As the BBC commented, George Osborne seems to have […]

  • 9th July 2015
  • Budget
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