Back to Basics: Corporation Tax

Financial years and corporation tax rates Corporation tax (CT) rates are set for “financial years”. A financial year (FY) runs from 1 April to 31 March and is identified by the calendar year in which it commences for example FY 2022 is the year from 1 April 2022 to 31…

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Claim expenses for additional costs of working from home

Claim expenses for additional costs of working from home

As the 2020/21 tax year draws to a close, many employees will have spent much if not all of the last year working from home. While the tax system enables employers to pay employees a tax-free allowance of £6 per week (£26 per month) to cover the additional household costs…

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Can you claim the Employment Allowance for 2021/22?

Can you claim the Employment Allowance for 2021/22?

The Employment Allowance is a National Insurance allowance that enables eligible employers to reduce their employers’ (secondary) Class 1 National Insurance bill by up to £4,000. However, not all employers can benefit – there are some important exclusions. Eligible employers To qualify for the Employment Allowance, the employer’s Class 1…

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Tax allowances frozen until April 2026

Tax allowances frozen until April 2026

The financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented and borrowing levels in 2020/21 of 16.9% of GDP represent the highest level of peacetime borrowing. To meet some of this cost, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced in the 2021 Budget that various thresholds and allowances would remain at their 2021/22…

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