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Crazy Golf Charity Day - June 9th

Crazy Golf Charity Day – June 9th

CRAZY GOLF CHARITY EVENT As a Mark Twain fan I have often felt our traditional golf days needed a peoples approach. So now Alexander Accountancy are “putting together” (please forgive […]

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Income excluded from a property business - Alexander Accountancy

Income excluded from a property business

HMRC publishes a list of income streams that are excluded from a UK property business. The list includes fishing concerns, hotels and guest houses, tied premises, caravan sites, lodgers and […]

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Structures and Buildings Allowances - Alexander Accountancy Burton on Trent

Structures and Buildings Allowances

The Structures and Buildings Allowances (SBA) allows for tax relief on qualifying capital expenditure on new non-residential structures and buildings. The relief applies to the qualifying costs of building and […]

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Payroll services Burton on Trent - Alexander Accountancy

When you are required to register for PAYE

There are a multitude of rules that new businesses must follow when they start employing staff for the first time. These include ensuring registering for PAYE as an employer with HMRC. This […]

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IHT business asset relief

There are a number of reliefs available that can reduce liability to IHT if you inherit the estate of someone who had died. One of these reliefs is known as […]

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Mortgage interest on rented property - Alexander Accountancy Burton on Trent

Mortgage interest on rented property

Under new rules that came into effect from April 2017 the tax relief on mortgage costs for residential landlords was restricted to the basic rate of tax. The finance costs restriction […]

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Writing off a directors loan - Alexander Accountancy Burton on Trent

Writing off a director’s loan

An overdrawn director’s loan account is created when a director (or other close family member) ‘borrows’ money from their company. Many companies, particularly ‘close’ private companies, pay for personal expenses […]

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Builders – when you may not have to charge VAT

VAT for most work on houses and flats by builders and similar trades, like plumbers, plasterers and carpenters, is charged at the standard rate of 20%. However, there are a […]

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