Whenever an employer offers benefits to an employee or a director, either for free or at a reduced cost, they're referred to as benefits in kind. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) mandates that employers declare benefits by the end of the tax year through the P11D form.
The UK's tax authority, HMRC, has unveiled a series of proposed changes aimed at improving the quality and scope of data collected from taxpayers. These modifications seek to streamline tax administration, bolster compliance, and provide better insights into the labour market for policymaking purposes.
When it comes to doing your taxes, you're not alone if your organisation forgets one crucial deadline: registering your employment related securities (ERS). Employers use ERS schemes to award or gift shares of a company to their employees. If you've been awarded any such shares or share options during the last tax yea’s (6 April 2023 through to 5 April 2024), you have until 6 July 2024 to submit your ERS return.
As an employer offering taxable benefits to your employees, you are required by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to submit and report these benefits. This is done using the P11D and P11D(b) forms. If you missed the 6 July 2024 deadline you could face fines, penalties, and interest. Your reputation with HMRC as the employer will also be affected.
The personal allowance is currently £12,500. Budget 2018 announced that the allowance would remain at the same level until 2020/21 and the statutory provision to increase the allowance annually by CPI was to be overridden.
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his second Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021. In his speech he stated his Budget 'meets the moment with a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people'.
The current JRS allows an employer to place an employee on furlough and apply for a grant to cover wage costs for the time an employee is on furlough. The employer:
No changes to the current rates of CGT have been announced at Budget 2021. This means that the rate remains at 10%, to the extent that any income tax basic rate band is available, and 20% thereafter.
In 2020, the government introduced a number of government-guaranteed coronavirus loan schemes. In December 2020 the Chancellor extended, until the end of March 2021, access to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme,
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Summarised below is our understanding of the changes and necessary steps which may be required to be undertaken for UK businesses trading within the EU in the event of a No Deal EU Exit. We have principally focused on the impact on Customs and Excise and VAT. Most of the contents are taken from the published documents by UK government and HMRC.
A friend of mine who is of Indian origin, was recently discussing with me how he had found a way to earn an eye-watering 9% interest on cash deposits. He explained that deposits held in an Indian bank account typically earn interest of 7-9% and that he is earning a small fortune on his deposits. Not meaning to bring my friend down to earth, I felt it necessary to make him aware of a few issues.
