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Investing in woodlands - what are your options?
Investing in woodlands comes with several tax breaks. To make the most of these should you invest personally or through a company?
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Can dividends ever be paid from loss-making company?
Dividends are generally the most tax-efficient form of income you can take from your company but they can only be paid out of profits. Despite this, might there be a way for your loss-making company to pay you a dividend?
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Tax deductions for health and safety costs
The Health and Safety Executive has sent you a bill for so-called intervention fees. Are you entitled to claim a tax deduction for these?
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Turning accumulated profits into gains to save tax
Business asset disposal relief (BADR) can reduce the rate of tax on capital gains. However, tricky conditions can mean that BADR is lost. How can you ensure that you don’t lose out?
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Back-door company loans - is there a problem?
You’re starting a new business in partnership with a colleague. If your existing business, which operates through a company, provides start-up cash in the form of a loan, are there tax consequences?
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Put employment income through your company to save tax?
A colleague has suggested that you can lower your tax and NI bill if your employer pays your earnings to the company you use to run a part-time business. Is he correct?