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Newsletter issue - February 2021. Covid-19 - business support Unsurprisingly, Christmas 2020 was dampened by the ongoing Covid-19 measures. The Prime Minister revised his plans to permit "Christmas bubbles" to be formed for up to five days between multiple households. In the end, such bubbles were only permitted on Christmas day, and then only for…Read More
Deregistering from VAT
Newsletter issue - February 2021. As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, many businesses are currently experiencing reduced turnover. In many cases, the business is VAT-registered, and some owners are asking whether they can now deregister. What are the rules here, and is it always advisable to do so? There can be a number of…Read More
Self-assessment - DIY time-to-pay options
Newsletter issue - February 2021.The tax return filing deadline for 2019/20 has now passed. However, where taxpayers have struggled to pay any tax they owed by the 31 January deadline, it is still possible to set up an instalment plan - or "time-to-pay" - arrangement. In the right circumstances, this can be done online with…Read More
Leaving the UK: a look at split-year treatment
Newsletter issue - February 2021. According to reports, the number of people leaving the UK during 2020 was "unprecedented". The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence reported that as many as 700,000 left London alone in the 15-month period to September 2020. This brings the question of tax residence into sharp focus. Residence For any given…Read More
February questions and answers
Newsletter issue - February 2021. Q. My director's loan account is overdrawn as we approach our year end. Usually, a dividend is credited to cover the shortfall, but my accountant says that there are not enough reserves to do that this time. We've looked at writing off the loan to avoid a s.455 charge as…Read More
February Key tax dates
Newsletter issue - February 2021. 1 - Due date for payment of Corporation Tax for accounting periods ending 30 April 2020 1 - Deadline to file P46(car) for the quarter ended 5 January 2021 7 - Electronic VAT return and payment due for quarter ended 31 December 2020 15 - Claim deadline for employers for…Read More