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Our experts provide their insights on the latest industry developments and share tips on accountancy and business matters.
12 February 2021
Corporation Tax implications of the Coronavirus Job Retention SchemeThe introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in 2020 saw many businesses placing employees on furlough leave. Furloughed employees are able to carry forward their holiday entitlement for up to two years, which could have corporate tax implications for businesses.
Laura Ritchie
Tax Senior Manager
04 February 2021
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings – COVID 19 related queriesThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all businesses in different ways since March 2020. Businesses required to file an Annual Tax Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) return may be questioning how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact their 2021/22 ATED return, due to be submitted to HMRC by 30 April 2021. Laura Ritchie, Tax Manager, takes you through everything that you need to know.
28 January 2021
Draft Scottish Budget 2021-22: Rollout, Recovery and ReopeningScottish Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, delivered a Scottish Budget announcement with a focus on building “a fairer, stronger and greener country.”
22 January 2021
Scottish Budget 2021: What to expectBilled as the most important budget since devolution, the draft tax and spending plan for the Scottish government will be delivered on 28 January 2021. Our Head of Tax, Susie Walker, discusses some of the changes we might see announced next week.
14 January 2021
Could preference shares prevent you from qualifying for Business Asset Disposal Relief?Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), formerly known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief, is a relief which allows an individual to benefit from a reduced rate of 10% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when selling shares in a trading company. There have been a few cases recently where HMRC has challenged whether BADR should be available on a disposal of shares, and this has come down to how the definition of ordinary share capital is applied. A recent case, HMRC V Warshaw, is a good example of this.
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