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 | Jun 14, 2017 | Contractor, Personal tax, Small business advice, Tax planning, Tax Tips
Tax planning with interest income The taxation of interest income is getting very complicated with both a Savings Starting Rate Band (“SSRB”) and a Personal Savings Allowance but this complication also bring opportunities. So how is interest taxed at the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Sep 21, 2016 | Business tax, Contractor, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Personal tax, Tax Tips
When is dividend tax payable? All contractors should now be aware of the tax that will be payable on dividends. The new tax regime commenced on 6 April 2016 and dividends falling outside the dividend allowance will now be taxed at 7.5%, 32.5% and 38.1% depending on...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jun 8, 2016 | Personal tax
Who pays Income Tax? We all pay Income Tax on our earnings and investment income. If you read the press you would think that the top earners get away with not paying their share. According to the statistics, this is not true. The top 1% of earners pay 27.5% of all...
by ClearwaysAccountants | May 25, 2016 | Contractor, Freelancer, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Personal tax, Self Employment, Tax Tips
Many people working in the TV and radio sector work as self-employed, employed but more often now as contractors through their own Limited company. Lorimer Letters TV or radio workers can find work as a mix of self-employed and employment. In the main HMRC will...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Feb 23, 2016 | Contractor, Freelancer, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Personal tax, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax planning, Tax Tips
The new dividend tax rules will come into force on 6th April 2016, so you need to think about planning your current year dividends now, if you haven’t already decided on a strategy. What are the new dividend tax rules? The notional tax credit that has been...
