Self Assessment

Self Assessment

Struggling to pay your Self Assessment tax bill? Tax due under Self Assessment for the 2024/25 tax year must be paid in full by 31 January 2026. If you need to make a payment on account of your 2025/26 tax bill, the first payment on account must also be made by 31...
Year end tax planning

Year end tax planning

Food for thought before 5th April 2025 Have you considered the following: The Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) regime is ending and with it the ability to claim for capital allowances – we would advise buying any equipment you may have been considering by 5th April 2025....
Cash basis for traders

Cash basis for traders

Starting from the 2024/25 tax year, significant changes have been implemented to the cash basis accounting method for sole traders and partnerships in the UK. These adjustments aim to simplify tax reporting and provide greater flexibility for businesses. The key...
Cash basis for traders

Selling Online

At the start of the year, the press widely reported that people with a ‘side hustle’ selling clothes online could ‘end up paying tax on their earnings’ The reporting of this suggested that there were new tax rules, however, that is not the...
Autumn Statement – Class 2 NIC

Autumn Statement – Class 2 NIC

From 6/4/24 NO Class 2 NIC will be payable by the self employed with profits over £6,725 including those with profits over £12,570. Anyone with profits under £6,725 can make voluntary class 2 NIC contributions should they wish to keep a full NIC...