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Pre-trading expenditure Alexander Accountancy Burton on Trent

Pre-trading expenditure

There are special tax reliefs for pre-trading expenses that are incurred before a business starts trading. These could include expenses that are required to help a business prepare for trading such […]

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Bed and breakfast the same day rule

Historically, the term bed and breakfasting (sale and repurchase) of shares referred to transactions where shares were sold and then bought back the

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Changing a company accounting date

There are special rules which limit the ability to change your company’s year-end date. A company’s year-end date is also known as its ‘accounting reference date’ and is historically set […]

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Tax when you sell a business property

There are various methods at your disposal to reduce or delay the amount of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell a property that has been used for

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Cash basis for landlords

The cash basis scheme helps sole traders and other unincorporated businesses benefit from a simpler way of managing their financial affairs. Landlords can use the cash basis when recording income and […]

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Tax when you sell an asset

There are special rules that must be followed when you sell an asset on which capital allowances have been claimed. Capital allowances is the term

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What is distance selling for VAT purposes?

Distance selling is the term used to describe supplies of delivered goods from one EU Member State to a customer in another member state who is not

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How to claim tax relief on employment expenses

If you are an employee that needs to buy substantial equipment to use as part of your employment you may be able to claim tax relief. In most cases

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