Autumn statement 2023 main points for small and medium sized businesses (SME) and employees11/25/2023  Expert Tax Accountants for small, medium sized businesesses & individuals Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has disclosed the UK government's fiscal plans for the upcoming year. On November 22, 2023, Hunt presented the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons, likely the last pre-election mini-budget, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hinting at a potential election in October 2025 next year.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has concurrently unveiled its latest economic outlook for the UK. In response to last week's news of a drop in inflation to 4.6% for the year up to October, Conservative MPs had advocated for broader tax cuts, taking advantage of what was termed as 'fiscal headroom.' Consequently, the chancellor has indeed announced tax reductions in today's statement. The focus now turns to how these revelations might impact small businesses and the self-employed. Read on for key updates affecting this sector:
Despite receiving a little bit of positive feedback, reservations linger about the effectiveness of these reforms in bolstering the strained small business sector. The increase in minimum wages rates for employees will no doubt increase costs for SME's already suffering from high utility bills - and will ultimately mean smart business owners decease the days and hours of staff. The majority of small businesses already had access to small business rates relief so nothing changed there. Finally the much talked about CGT and IHT amendments did not materialise, neither was there any focus on reigning in large energy suppliers sapping the profits out of small and medium sized business to boost their annual profits. And the loss of class 2 NI is a blow for micro businesses and sole traders who needed it to top up their state pension contributions. Overall not impressed at all. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.
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 Tax Affinity expert tax accountants for help with planning and investigations Tax Affinity Accountants are rated as experts in Tax and Accounting Industry and because of our experience and expertise with Tax we can help clients to both legally minimise their tax and make the best plans for the future. We never recommend breaking any rules but instead using our expertise know that there is more than enough scope with the framework to legally reduce taxes and still have the peace of mind. And because we stay abreast with the latest changes and developments we are are always at the forefront of advising clients when things change. And you know your in safe hand because Tax Affinity are experts in tax law with a good working relationship with HMRC. There to there to help and support clients if they are involved in a HMRC tax or VAT investigation or have a Worldwide Disclosure / Let Property Campaign letter etc to respond to. We are always able to successfully support and guide clients to the best possible outcome. Just ask one of our many happy clients who sing our praises. Below is a list of just some of the things we can help with. If what your looking for is not listed we most likely are still able to do it but just didnt want to make the list too long. Give us a call and have a chat with one of our tax experts or come into one of our high street branches - we will be happy to help. - Inheritance tax planning for landlords with estates between £1million - £250million - Capital gains tax planning - Transferring properties into a limited company - Incorporation - Offshore tax planning - HMRC Tax and VAT Investigations - Code of Practice 8 and 9 investigations - Alternate Dispute Resolution - Tax Tribunals - Forensic Accounting - Worldwide Disclosure Facility - Let Property Campaign - HMRC Check of Self Assessment / Tax - Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) - Code of Practice 8 / 9 / 11 / 14 - Section 144 Enquiry - Section 12A TMA 1970 Notice Investigations - Code of Practice 11 (Local Compliance Offices) - Code of Practice 14 Investigation (Company Tax Return Investigations) By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  Tax Affinity has high street branches for customers support The new UK Chancellor (yes another one...can you believe the UK had 4 Chancellors in 4 months in 2022) has given his first budget. And as before we have refined the main points and facts for business owners including SME's and entrepreneurs. So you can easily navigate and plan ahead with clarity.
The main points from the budget are: 1. Energy price guarantee for homes will remain at £2,500 extended for only 3 months until end of June. It was set to rise to £3,000 but that has now been cancelled. And no new support announced for business bills. 2. Corporation Tax for a limited company will rise from 19% to 25% from 6th April 2023. Small company's with profit of less than £50k will still pay the lower 19%. But companies with profits between £50k to £250k have to pay between 19% and 25% but are allowed to claim marginal relief. Company profits over £250k will be taxed at 25%. And companies with group ownership of other companies may end paying close to 26.5% (effectively) because the corporation tax for Group Companies was increased also - sadly all important details missed by the main stream media. 3. Tax-free yearly allowance for pension cash out to rise from £40,000 to £60,000 after being the same for the past 9 years. 4. Fuel duty (tax) frozen so the 5p cut to fuel duty/tax on petrol and diesel which was due to end in April, has been extended for another year. 5. Maximum amount a worker can accumulate in pensions over their lifetime before paying extra tax currently £1.07 Million will be cancelled. Now there is no limit. 6. Tax on tobacco to increase by 2% above inflation for normal and 6% above inflation for hand-rolling tobacco. 7. Those who are already drawing down on their pensions, the total amount they can save tax free under the Money Purchase Annual Allowance is increased from £4,000 to £10,000 from April 2023. 8. 30 hours of free childcare for working parents in England expanded to cover 9 months to three year olds. 9. New £600 "incentive payment" for people becoming childminders, and the rules have been changed in England to let childminders look after more children. 10. Immigration rules to be relaxed for five roles in the construction sector, to ease labour shortages in the Industry. These categories are:
11. Super deduction of 130% will end on 31/03/23 and move back to 100% AIA for plant and machinery purchased and can be used directlty against corporation tax payable. A list of typical purchases is lasting until 31/03/26:
If your worried how these will effect you and need more specific guidance to help your business carry on growing during turbulent times then contact one of our Tax Affinity expert business advisors today (click here). With their countless years of knowledge and expertise they can guide your business to success even in the toughest of economic conditions. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  Tax Affinity Accountants with high street branches for face to face support Economic conditons rise and fall but one thing is certain the most successful small to medium sized businesses always keep growing and increasing their profits. So how do they do that? Well here at Tax Affinity we are expert business advisors and we help and support thousands of business owners in the UK and overseas with exactly that.
Giving business owners tailored and specific advice to help keep their business growing and increasing in profits no matter what the economic conditions. In short giving everyone the same level of guidance and support that large corporate CEO's get but for a fraction of the price. Why? Because we feel everyone should have access expert support especially small and medium sized businesses because they are the engines and driving force of every economy. So here is a quick list to get you started and when you need more specific and tailored support contact us and we will be happy help. 1. Change the way you do things Simply you will need to generate more sales while decreasing expenses. Sounds easy but in reality it can be quite hard. To increase your sales you may have to change the way you do business and start offering new goods and services that complement your current goods and services. To reduce expenses, keep an eye on expenses and start to identify which ones are excessive and a waste of income. Find out if some parts of your admin work that can be outsourced to reduce wages bills eg accountancy, payroll, vat etc. We at Tax Affinity often help clients by taking over the work load from business owners helping them cut costs and increase profit. Look closely at employees and identify the ones who are less productive and cut down their hours to part time from full time or simply let them go. Switch suppliers of utilities and explore new cheaper or free energy sources such as solar power or a rain collection tanks on the roof for the washrooms. 2. Motivate new customers to try your product/service Another quick fix to increase profits is motivating new customers to try your products and services with specials deals, discounts, or short-term giveaways. Maybe think about a relationship-based sales model that gets customers coming back by offering monthly or annual subscriptions, or a grouped bundle of visits at a discounted price. 3. Stay in front of the customer make sure to be available See what can sets you apart from your competition. Regularly check and promote your positive reputation. Use your website, emails and social media to connect with clients. Think about sharing advertising with a complementary business and find ways to get referral sales using affiliate marketing to get new customers. Plus get rid of old, unproductive business alliances that may be dragging you down. Check their reputation - if they are going down then your perceved to be the same too by association. Do more marketing and networking by setting up group meetings online, offer online downloads and access to shared info. 3. Maximising your cashflow Cashflow is king and making sure you always have enough is very important. Chase customers to pay on time and make sure that you add charges for late or delayed payments. If they do pay late then you will be paid more. Some people say offer a reduced monthly payment plan to lock in clients longer term, we don't agree because its a universal law that the cream always rises to the top and the best don't discount because they are the best. Get better instead of cheaper. 4. Dump useless employees All businesses have employees who steal, or work purposely slow etc. Identify them and replace them with new more enthusiatic and efficient ones. They are just another asset in the business and your not responsible for them and their families. They should have bore that in mind before being lame at work. Think about automation which may allow your business to use software or robots for work and reduce monthly wages bills . 5. Make Everyone a Salesperson From telephone to email to face-to-face meetings, every employee has the opportunity to spread your company's message and engage in potential sales-generating behavior. Everyone needs to pitch in to help by cutting costs, selling, networking on the web, marketing, and more. If you can get your employees invested and motivated to sell your message by encouraging self-development through roundtables, conferences, lunch meetings, and webinars you'll be well on your way to creating an organization that is built around increasing profits. Remember, it pays dividends to reward your employees that seek continuing education, or who make an extra effort to represent the company inside and outside of work. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  Tax Affinity Accountants - high street branches The UK now has a new PM Rishi Sunak after the shock resignation of the previous PM Liz Truss due the GBP (Sterling) stock market crashing after the announcment of her mini budget just weeks ago. So the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a raft of reversals listed below that seem to have temporarily reassured the markets and IMF etc. But what are they in a quick short read - well see below: 1. Cut to Corporation tax down to 19% from 25% - cancelled 2. Removal of 45% higher rate tax - cancelled 3. Personal Income tax cut from 20% to 19% - cancelled 4. Alcohol duty freeze - cancelled 5. VAT free shopping for overseas visitors - cancelled 6. National Insurance reverse of 1.25% - retained 7. No stamp duty on first £250,000 - retained 8 First time buyers no stamp duty on first £425,000 - retained 9. IR35 rules reversal - cancelled 10. Removal of bankers bonus cap - retained 11. Freeze on energy bills for 2 years - amended to 6 months only now By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  There are only a few working days are left until (UK) HMRC's self assessment (tax return) deadline. And with many people receiving furlough, SEISS type covid grants and Covid Support from Local Council's which all need to be declared it only add to the complication.
Many tax payers are finding their tax bills are higher this year than last year and are turning to expert tax accountants at Tax Affinity to help them. Doing it yourself or with someone with a basic knowledge of the ever changing tax rules is likely to end up costing you much more than the fees an expert tax accountant would ever cost. It just makes economic sense. So if you have not had your 2020/21 (6.4.20 to 5.4.21) tax return completed then you urgently get in touch today as the number of working days are fast decreasing and before you know it the time will be gone and you may end up facing a fine by HMRC for missing the deadline. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts in Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for small and medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting limited company owners and self employed people throughout the UK, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  Tax Affinity Accountants local branches We have a lot of limited company owners asking about IR35 - the HMRC rule about removing some rights to work as a limited company personal service provider and be counted instead as an employee due to pay tax and ni at the PAYE tax rates.
Obviously many consultants and contractors are worried that they will end up having to pay more tax some at 40% higher rate of income tax rather than the 19% corporation tax previously paid on their limited company. So we have compiled a simple questions & answer to help answer common questions that arise: Q. As a consultant / contractor, can I work inside and outside IR35 on different jobs? A. Yes. It is possible to have one job found outside IR35 and another to be inside IR35. Each job will be assessed on its own merits as per the IR35 status tests. IR35 applies on a case-by-case basis. Q. If I accept an job inside IR35, will I be worse of financially? A. Yes. An inside IR35 job means you have to pay all PAYE/NIC deductions as per a normal employee on all your gross income. This will be made at sourc and have a direct impact on your take-home pay. If you were working through your own Limited company previously. You were paying tax on net income (after expenses). However, there are options such as re-negotiating and increasing your day rate, looking for contracting work that is considered outside IR35. Working for more than one company and making sure your paperwork proves your outside IR35. Contracting through our purpose built umbrella company to help clients. We have many options available. Q. If I disagree with my status given, is there anything I can do to challenge it? A. Yes. When your client has assessed your IR35 status they should provide you with a Statement Determination Statement (SDS) which will detail the reasons for your Outside/Inside IR35 status. Once you have received this, you can dispute the determination. The client has 45 days to respond. If you choose to dispute your IR45 status, we recomend you gather evidence to support the reasons which you believe the decision is wrong. Q. Will HMRC be looking to recover backdated tax for previous jobs it deems to be inside IR35? A. No word yet. When the client decides your inside IR35 after April 6th 2021 it means that they have to make the PAYE & NI deductions after that date. If you were in the engagement prior to 6th April, the responsibility for IR35 remains your own. So, your status before will remain be your responsibility and can hold a retrospective liability risk. HMRC has previously said it will not proceed with targeted campaigns of those who have had a change in status and IR35 was first started in the public worker sector such as NHS and local authority previously and this was not the case then. Having seen many clients go through this a couple of year ago when IR35 was introduced to public sector worker. We managed to successfully guide most of them to a tax efficient solution. So are now very experienced to help the new batch of private sector IR35 workers after 6th April 2021. Get in touch today and we will be happy to help you keep more of your hard earned money. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts Business, Tax and Accountancy. With branches in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames and Epsom and Ewell they are considered in the Industry to be expert business accountants and tax advisors for both individuals and small & medium sized businesses (SME's). Helping and supporting both individuals and limited company owners / self employed people throughout the UK and the world, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice and support. Their support has been considered invaluable by many clients and key to their success. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends. |
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