Tax and Business

Flow chart - workplace pensions auto-enrolment All businesses, organisations or persons who employ the services of individuals must consider whether they are required to include them in a workplace pension. This involves assessing the auto-enrolment ... Read more

Flow chart - VAT deregistrationYou may be required to deregister for VAT or circumstances may allow you to do so. It can be favourable to remain registered or the opposite can be true. Either way it is important to understand what your options are in... Read more

Flow chart - reclaiming preregistration VATA business is entitled to reclaim VAT it incurred on purchases of goods or services made before it was registered. As well as the general time limit of four years for goods, a shorter one of six months appli... Read more

Flow chart - VAT registrationEvery business or organisation that makes taxable supplies of goods or services in return for consideration is entitled to or must register for VAT. Once registered the business etc. must add VAT to the amount it charges ... Read more

Flow chart - VAT bad debt reliefIf you make supplies of goods or services to a customer but are not paid in full or in part, you may be able to claim a reduction in your VAT bill under the bad debt relief rules.Flow chartThe Flow Chart - VAT Bad Debt... Read more

Flow chart - VAT Construction Industry Scheme reverse charge The VAT Construction Industry Scheme reverse charge applies to building and construction services supplied from 1 March 2021. Thereafter, customers covered by the scheme must account for th... Read more

Flow chart - claiming the trading allowanceThe trading allowance is a fixed tax deduction which can be claimed against miscellaneous income or income from self-employment in place of the actual costs incurred in generating it. In effect it means that... Read more

Flow chart - claiming overpayment reliefIf you discover a mistake in or an omission from your tax return or assessment, which has resulted in your tax bill being too high, and the deadline for amending it has passed, you may be able to claim overpaym... 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