Company tax

Flow chart - new employee tax code procedure Notifying HMRC of a new employee and establishing the correct tax code to use against their pay is an important part of the general admin and paperwork required when you take on a new worker. If you don't f... Read more

Flow chart - capital allowances annual investment allowance Where you purchase plant or machinery for use in your business you are entitled to claim a tax deduction for the cost. This can be spread over many years. However, in a twelve-month period y... Read more

Flow chart - capital gains tax private residence reliefPrivate residence relief prevents or reduces capital gains tax being payable from the sale or transfer of a property that's been your home for all or part of the time you owned it. The once simple... Read more

Flow chart - capital allowances short-life asset electionTax relief on the cost of equipment you acquire for your business is spread over decades unless your purchases are covered by the annual investment allowance or first-year allowance. However, i... Read more

Flow chart - trivial benefits exemptionThe trivial benefits exemption allows employers to make low value gifts and provide tax and NI-free perks to employees, directors and their families. Naturally, there are conditions but these have been made more... Read more

Flow chart - paying an employee on termination of employmentWhere you pay an employee (or former employee) after they have stopped working for you, you must apply PAYE tax and NI. However, there are special rules for determining what tax code and NI ... Read more

Flow chart - company car tax calculationWhere an employer makes a car available to an employee or director for private use it counts as a taxable benefit in kind. After each tax year the employer must report the taxable amount of the car benefit to H... Read more