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All the latest changes to tax legislation- important tax dates and deadlines, Help-Sheets on managing your personal finances, business news & opinion, as well as updates on what’s happening at Rawcliffe’s.

New Off-payroll Working Rules (IR35)6th April 2021.
The new rules will apply to partnerships, LLPs and larger charities as well as limited companies.

Advisory Fuel Rate For Company Cars
These are the suggested reimbursement rates for employees' private mileage using their company car from 1 March 2021.

Pay VAT Deferred Due To Coronavirus (Covid-19)
The guidance on how to pay VAT payments deferred between 20 March and 30 June 2020 has been updated.

European Property Owners Face Higher Tax Bills
Now that the UK has finally left the EU some taxpayers will start to see additional tax costs.

Get Ready For New Off-payroll Working Rules (IR35)
Those businesses will be required to consider whether or not the worker would be regarded as an employee if directly engaged and so deduct tax and national insurance from payments as if they were an employee.

Possible Changes To Capital Taxes
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) have been asked by the Treasury to review both Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Budget Day Is 3rd of March
What the Chancellor is more likely to do is abolish or restrict some of the generous tax reliefs that we have got used to taking advantage of.

£1 Million Annual Investment Allowances Extended
The tax relief was originally scheduled to revert to just £200,000 from 1 January 2021, but that will now be delayed by twelve months.

New Year Resolutions To Save Tax
You might also want to consider increasing your pension savings before 5 April 2021 as the unused annual pension allowance is lost after three years

New Vat Rules For Construction Sector Start On 1 March 2021
New VAT rules are finally due to come into effect this March which will impact on accounting for VAT for transactions in the construction sector.

Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars
These are the suggested reimbursement rates for employees' private mileage using their company car from 1 December 2020.

Tax Free Gifts to Staff at Xmas & Virtual Parties
Remember that certain gifts to staff at Christmas are also tax free if structured correctly.

New Penalties For Overclaimed CJRS, SEISS And “Eat Out To Help Out” Grants
The penalty may be reduced where the taxpayer assists HMRC in correcting the error.

Claim Your Furlough Grant by 14th
Claims must be made by the 14th of the following month although they can be made up to 14 days in advance.

Airbnb Reporting Property Rental Details To Hmrc
You may have seen that Airbnb will share data with HMRC about the earnings of hosts (those who let out property) on its UK platform …

CGT Business Asset Disposal Relief Lifetime Limit
10% CGT rate only applies to the 1st £1 million of qualifying gains in the taxpayer’s lifetime. Many misinterpreted how this limit applies.

More Time To Pay Tax Due On 31 January 2021
Taxpayers who may have difficulty paying the tax due under self-assessment on 31 January 2021 can agree more time to pay with HMRC…

New Self-Assessment Rules: Spread The Cost
Self-Assessment customers can now apply online to HMRC to spread the cost of their tax bill into monthly payments.