Tax and Business

IHT spouse's domicile electionWhere one spouse or civil partner is UK domiciled for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes (UK-dom) and the other is not (UK non-dom), the IHT spouse exemption for transfers is capped instead of unlimited. To remove the cap the... Read more

Reducing self-assessment payments on account letterIf you're in the self-assessment system you might be required to make payments on account of each year's tax liability.  However, where you expect your tax liability to be lower than the payments on a... Read more

Claim for payment under guaranteeOne way of helping a growing business is to act as guarantor to its loan finance. If you are called upon to make good some or all of the loan under the terms of the guarantee, you may be entitled to claim a capital ga... Read more

Claim for private residence relief to apply to a former homeWhen a marriage fails, tax planning is vital and sometimes urgent or avoidable tax liabilities can arise. An example of this is capital gains tax and the matrimonial home. Where one spouse (... Read more

Revoking a VAT option to tax letterIf you exercise the option to tax a commercial property for VAT purposes it is irrevocable except in a few situations. If you do want to revoke the option, use our letter to help ensure that you send the correct doc... Read more

Employee loan letterWhere an employee or a director owes their employer more than £10,000 at any point during a tax year, a taxable benefit in kind arises. You need to work out the cash equivalent of this. Use this letter to write to any employees w... Read more

Election for share value to ignore restrictionsIf shares are acquired because of an individual's employment, they are liable to an income tax charge on the difference between the market value of the shares and the price paid by an employee, but specia... Read more

Deduction for deemed employment paymentsA company can claim a deduction from its taxable profits in respect of the notional cost of a deemed payment of salary made for the purposes of IR35. The deduction is allowable for the accounting period in whic... Read more

Claim for small part disposal of landIf you sell any part of a plot of land you must work out if you made a capital gain or loss on the transaction. However, if conditions are met, you can make a claim under s.242 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 199... Read more

 Pension premium recordKnowing how much has been contributed to your pension plan in any tax year is important so that you can calculate any higher or additional rate tax relief you're entitled to and check that you've not exceeded the maximum for whi... Read more