by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 5, 2021 | Budgets and Autumn statements, Business tax, Contractor, COVID-19 Business Support
A year is a long time in politics. In the Budget 2020, the Chancellor earmarked £12 billion for COVID expenditure, at this year’s Budget the total spend was heading towards £407 billion. This is a huge amount of money that will take generations to repay,...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Oct 3, 2018 | Business tax, Contractor, VAT
Clearways Accountants has taken part in a survey undertaken by the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) which gathered member’s views on the VAT registration threshold. Readers may not be aware but HMRC are reviewing the impact of the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Sep 19, 2018 | Business tax, Contractor, Setting up a Business, Small business advice
Setting up a new business – some things to think about Starting your own business is exciting and there are many things to think about. If you are planning to trade as a limited company here are a few pointers before you get going Are you sure limited company...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jun 28, 2018 | Business tax, Contractor, Personal tax, Tax Tips
With changes in the personal allowance, basic rate band, NI threshold and dividend allowance, it is easy to lose track of whether a director working in their own service company would be better paying a larger salary compared to small salary and dividend. Let’s...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jul 12, 2017 | Business tax, Contractor, Self Employment, Setting up a Business, Tax Calculators
We have updated our contractor tax calculator for the 2017-18 rates and allowances. Those of you that have read our blog on HMRC programming difficulties will know that the income tax calculation is getting more complicated and harder to programme into a simple...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Apr 12, 2017 | Business tax, Contractor, Self Employment, Small business advice
For the smaller business there have been a lot of changes over the last few years in how business profits are taxed. In particular for small limited companies as the dividend tax credit has gone and been replaced by a dividend tax. What are the changes coming up? From...
