Monthly Archives: August 2021

Recovering VAT on car purchases

There are complex VAT rules that determine how you can recover VAT on car purchases. The usual fallback rule is that if you purchase a car for your

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Covering pension contributions with unused allowances

The annual allowance for tax relief on pensions is currently set at £40,000. The annual allowance is further reduced for high earners. This means that

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Alexander Accountancy Tax experts Burton on Trent

Post cessation receipts and payments

There are special rules for the taxation of post-cessation receipts and expenses after a trade has ceased. These provisions also apply to professions and vocations as they apply to trades. […]

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Alexander Accountancy VAT Experts Burton on Trent

Construction services and reverse charge

New VAT rules for building contractors and sub-contractors came into effect on 1 March 2021. The new rules make the supply of most construction services between construction or building businesses […]

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Bona Vacantia & dissolved companies

The final step in bringing a company to a legal end is when the company is dissolved. However, one of the important points to be aware of when doing

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1.8m couples benefit from extra tax relief

HMRC has confirmed that almost 1.8m couples across the UK have benefitted from the marriage allowance and are saving up to £252 a year. The marriage

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Alexander Accountancy business advisors Burton on Trent

Goodwill and Corporation Tax

Goodwill is rarely mentioned in legislation. Most people would settle on a simple definition which would be based on the ‘extra’ value of a business over and above its tangible assets. […]

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Alexander Accountancy VAT experts Burton on Trent

Who can use VAT annual accounting scheme

The VAT annual accounting scheme is open to most businesses with a turnover of up to £1,350,000 per year. The main benefits of the scheme include the requirement to file […]

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