Monthly Archives: September 2016

Lending money to your company If you lend money to your company, the tax effects are as follows: ·         Your company will not pay corporation tax on the money you lend it. ·         If your company pays you interest on … Continue reading →

It is not difficult to gauge the focus of our tax collectors. Since the Brexit vote, 23 June 2016, and the change in government leadership, HMRC have published a number of consultation documents, all issued during August 2016. Prior to … Continue reading →

Legal responsibilities We are often asked to clarify the responsibilities that directors take on when they agree to become directors of limited companies. A summary of directors’ duties published on the GOV.UK website are reproduced below. As a director of … Continue reading →

George Osborne’s summer budget 2015, and the subsequent Finance (No2) Act 2015, introduced far ranging changes to the income tax relief that can be claimed by individual landlords for finance costs. George believed that property landlords were adding too much … Continue reading →

Philip Hammond has announced the date for the Autumn Statement: 23 November 2016. In the past, Chancellors have used the occasion to set the scene for the following years’ budgets. This year, Philip Hammond will be disclosing the fiscal direction … Continue reading →