by VelocityAS | Jun 9, 2021 | Accounting, HMRC, National Insurance, Tax
If you are self-employed, you will pay Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance contributions if your profits exceed the relevant thresholds. Class 2 National Insurance contributions are the mechanism by which you build up qualifying years to earn entitlement to the... 
by VelocityAS | Jun 9, 2021 | Accounting, National Insurance, PAYE, Tax
You can use a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) if you wish to settle the tax liability arising on the provision of a benefit-in-kind or an expense on an employee’s behalf. This can be useful if you wish to preserve the goodwill nature of a particular benefit. Nature of... 
by VelocityAS | Jun 9, 2021 | Accounting, Tax
If you are an employer and you provided taxable expenses and benefits to your employees during the 2020/21 tax year, you will need to report these to HMRC on form P11D, unless all benefits were payrolled or included within a PAYE Settlement Agreement. You will also... 
by VelocityAS | May 7, 2021 | Stamp Duty, Tax
Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is payable when you buy a property in England or Northern Ireland. Last year, the SDLT residential threshold was temporarily increased to £500,000 with effect from 8 July 2020. The threshold was due to revert to its normal level of £125,000... 
by VelocityAS | May 7, 2021 | Accounting, Business, Company Car, Tax
If you are an employee with a company car, you will be taxed on the benefit derived from the car being available for your private use. If you are an employer who makes company cars available to your employees, they will be taxed on the associated benefit. The amount... 
by VelocityAS | May 7, 2021 | Accounting, Business, Dividends, Employment, income, Tax
If you run your business as a personal or family company, you will need to decide how best to extract profits for your personal use. A typical tax-efficient strategy is to pay yourself a small salary and then extract any further profits as dividends. Where this... 