by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 1, 2013 | Business tax, Contractor, Freelancer, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax Tips, VAT
The Flat Rate Scheme was developed to make VAT administration easier and can also save your business money especially if you are trading as a contractor or freelancer. Most contractors will pay 14.5% of their VAT inclusive turnover to HMRC with a special rate of 13.5%...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Feb 23, 2013 | Business tax, Contractor, Freelancer, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax Tips
What are dividends? Dividends are another way of taking money out of your company (the other ways you can take money out of the company are: salary, reimbursement of expenses and a company loan). Who can receive a dividend? Dividends are paid to the owners of the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Nov 2, 2012 | Contractor, Self Employment, Setting up a Business, Tax planning, Tax Tips
This is a common contractor question and the answer is… “It depends”! Setting up your own limited company is easy, just an hour on the Companies House website will be enough, and within a couple of days your new company will be registered and ready...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jul 11, 2012 | Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Personal tax, Tax Tips
Few measures in the Budget 2012 caused such controversy as the high income child benefit charge (“HICBC”). Unusually there was no consultation on the legislation and as a result the draft legislation will be difficult to administer. The rules: A person...
