Spring Budget 2023: Capital Taxes

Capital gains tax (CGT) rates No changes to the current rates of CGT have been announced. This means that the rate remains at 10%, to the extent that any income tax basic rate band is available, and 20% thereafter. Higher rates of 18% and 28% apply for certain gains, mainly chargeable gains on residential properties, with the exception of any element that qualifies for Private Resid… Continue Reading

Spring Budget 2023: Other Matters

Back to work Major themes in the Budget were getting people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives. These include numerous proposals detailed below. Childcare Working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week, for 38 weeks of the year, from when their child is nine-months old to when they start school. This will… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022

Against a backdrop of rising inflation, Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his first Spring Statement on Wednesday 23 March 2022. In his Spring Statement, the Chancellor announced a cut in fuel duty for petrol and diesel as he sought to ease the impact of rising prices for households and businesses. The Chancellor will lift the starting thresholds for National Insurance contribu… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Other Matters

VAT rates and limits

The VAT registration and deregistration thresholds will remain unchanged for a period of two years from 1 April 2022. The six-month extension to the UK-wide VAT reduction to 12.5% for the tourism and hospitality sectors comes to an end on 30 March 2022 with rates returning to the standard rate of 20%.

Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)

With effect from 1 April 2022 the ra… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Personal Tax

The UK personal allowance, tax rates and bands for the tax year 2022/23 were announced by the Chancellor in the October 2021 Budget.

The personal allowance

The personal allowance is currently £12,570 and will be frozen at £12,570 for the tax years to 2025/26. There is a reduction in the personal allowance for those with ‘adjusted net income’ over £100,000. The reduction is £1 for ev… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Employment Taxes

Employer provided cars

The scale of charges for working out the taxable benefit for an employee who has use of an employer provided car are normally announced well in advance. Most cars are taxed by reference to bands of CO₂ emissions multiplied by the original list price of the vehicle. The list price is reduced for capital contributions made by the employee up to £5,000. For fully d… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Capital Taxes

Capital gains tax (CGT) rates

The current rates of CGT are 10%, to the extent that any income tax basic rate band is available, and 20% thereafter. Higher rates of 18% and 28% apply for certain gains; mainly chargeable gains on residential properties with the exception of any element that qualifies for private residence relief. There are two specific types of disposal which potent… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Business Tax

Making Tax Digital for Business: VAT

April 2022 sees the final phase of the introduction of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT regime. All VAT registered businesses, regardless of turnover, will enter MTD for VAT from their first VAT return period starting on or after 1 April 2022. Businesses must keep digital records for VAT purposes and provide their VAT return information to… Continue Reading

Budget Report 2022: Budget Highlights

Increase in the National Insurance threshold and Lower Profit Limit

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an increase in the annual National Insurance Primary Threshold and the Lower Profits Limit in his 2022 Spring Statement. Primary Class 1 contributions are paid by employees. To align the starting thresholds for income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) the thr… Continue Reading