In his mini-Budget, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced plans for Tax-Free Investment Zones across England. The Government says these new economic zones will drive growth by lowering taxes and freeing up planning to encourage development and business investment. What are the benefits? These zones will offer a number of advantages to the businesses that choose […]

Businesses now have less than half a year left to make use of the opportunities available to incorporate businesses under the super-deduction capital allowance. This Corporation Tax relief operates similarly to previous capital allowance schemes, helping companies to invest in new qualifying plant and machinery, but is perhaps more generous than any other scheme that […]

Much of the former Chancellor’s mini-Budget has now been repealed, but one ‘rabbit from the hat’ has been retained. In his speech on 23 September, Kwasi Kwarteng set out major changes to the thresholds for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), which have been retained by the incoming Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Put simply, the thresholds for […]

R&D tax reliefs have supported hundreds of thousands of businesses to invest in innovation by cutting the amount of tax that they pay. However, from 1 April next year, there will be several changes to the rules surrounding R&D, which could affect how much relief you can claim. Expand eligible expenditure to data sets, cloud […]

From 11 October, the interest rates on late tax payments rise again in line with the Bank of England’s (BoE) latest base rate increase. The BoE increased the base rate by 0.5 per cent to 2.25 per cent in September, as a result of inflation. Due to this, the late payment and repayment interest rates […]

Sterling’s fall to close to parity with the dollar means that the cost of investing in UK businesses is lower than ever, especially for businesses and individuals based in the US or otherwise primarily trading in dollars. Simply put, their dollars are now worth more pounds, meaning they get more bang for their (literal) buck. […]

The markets have experienced considerable volatility as a result of the ‘Growth Plan’ delivered by the former Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng on 23 September. That made regaining economic confidence an urgent task for the newly appointed Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, who has delivered a reversal of many of the key tax measures announced in the mini-Budget in […]

The Prime Minister has announced that the Corporation Tax increase announced by the previous administration and then cancelled by the former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will take place in April 2023. What does the announcement mean? Companies with profits of £250,000 or more For companies with profits of £250,000 or more, the upper profits limit, the […]