Expert urges business owners to act over new tax hike

Expert urges business owners to act over new tax hike

A tax expert at accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson is encouraging business owners to take action after the after the Government announced a 1.25 per cent tax hike on dividend payouts as part of its new Health and Social Care Levy.

Are you having issues understanding the VAT reverse charge?

Are you having issues understanding the VAT reverse charge?

It has been just over four months since the introduction of the domestic VAT reverse charge for building and construction services. This major change for the construction industry moved the responsibility to the customer who receives a construction service. Customers...
Getting ready for the MTD extensions

Getting ready for the MTD extensions

Making Tax Digital (MTD) originally came into force from April 2019 in a bid to transform tax administration. There are now extensions to MTD being introduced which may affect those that are not currently required to follow the MTD rules.

Business rates on empty properties

Business rates on empty properties

As a landlord you may have lost income during the pandemic as tenants have left or gone into liquidation. Council tax (for residential properties) and business rates (for commercial premises) remain payable when a building is empty but there may be reliefs available....