P87: Tax Relief for Employees working from home

With Boris and his happy band of followers urging as many of us as possible to work from home to; I’ve had an increasing level of enquiries recently, as to what exactly you can claim for if you work from home. There is clearly much confusion about what expenses you can claim tax relief on. […]
Coronavirus Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant

As my regular readers will know, over the last three weeks, I have posted a series of Blogs on the effects of the coronavirus on businesses and individuals. As a result, I have received several emails on the various issues raised. Today I have selected a number which I hope you will find either thought-provoking […]
The coronavirus threat to business
The coronavirus disease (technically the Covid19 strain) officially spread to the United Kingdom on 31st January 2020 from China. Everyone should be concerned, but let’s get a little perspective here. To many individuals, especially in the news media, we are facing an impending plague of seemingly biblical proportions. However, if you read a little more […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No. 30

As it has been a couple of months since my last delve into my in-box of tax related questions, I have selected a handful of the questions received that I hope you will find interesting. The Topics today: Can I claim the VAT on takeaways? Is a free meal in lieu of cash allowable? HMRC […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.29

Recently my in-box has had quite a number of tax related questions so today I will share some of the more interesting questions with you. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting. The Topics today: Is Pay-In-Lieu of […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.28

It has been a few months since my last tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered →, so I thought it about time to share with you some of the more interesting questions I’ve had in recent months. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.26

Here is my latest tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting. The Topics today: VAT repayment refusal Materials, Net or Gross? Property split between spouses Exempt or Vatable? Broken glasses 1. VAT […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.25

Here is my latest tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered. Each question is from a Tax Blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting. The Topics today: Can I claim for tofu diet products Property sale to daughter What does HMRC mean by ‘Repayment pending’? […]
Splitting your business to avoid VAT registration

In the recent Budget the Chancellor announced that the VAT registration threshold is to be frozen at £85,000, until at least April 2020. However business splitting is a controversial topic and you may have to decide whether this is a solution to the VAT threshold not moving with inflation, as in recent years, or will […]
UK Tax Questions Answered by Shrewsbury Accountant No.24

Here is my latest tranche of UK Tax Questions Answered. Each question is from a Tax blog reader which I hope will be helpful to you or at least you’ll find the answers interesting. The Topics today: Can losses on my horse be offset against Income Tax One-off freelance fee Inheritance Tax from abroad Claimable […]