Intrastat – trading goods with EU

Intrastat declarations were historically used to collect information on the movement of goods from the UK to other EU countries and vice versa. Any business that exceeded the exemption threshold for either arrivals or dispatches of goods were obliged to submit monthly...

ISAs 2022-23

The maximum amount that can be invested in an ISA in the current (2022-23) tax year is £20,000. ISA’s are a valuable and flexible relief and should be considered as an option for most investors. An ISA is a tax-exempt savings account available to UK...

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 tenants in your own home, extra services to tenants and letting surplus trade...

Holiday lets occupancy check

The furnished holiday let (FHL) rules allow holiday lettings of properties that meet certain conditions to be treated as a trade for tax purposes.  In order to qualify as a furnished holiday letting, the following criteria need to be met: The property must be let...

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 of directors using company funds....

HMRC names avoidance scheme promoters

HMRC has used new powers introduced in the Finance Act 2022 to name tax avoidance schemes and their promoters for the first time. Under this legislation HMRC can name avoidance scheme promoters, publish details of the way they promote tax avoidance schemes and...