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Archive:February 2020

Please find below all the articles from February 2020.

VAT and Brexit

HMRC have not yet issued any guidance as to how imports and exports to the EU and out with the EU should be recorded for VAT return purposes after 31 January 2020, what happens with the reverse charge, and what should be recorded in boxes 8 & 9 of the VAT return. The last guidance given was in the case of a no deal Brexit and we are monitoring any new advice as it is issued.

HMRC have said:

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Increased NMW rates from April 2020

Some three million workers are set to benefit from increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and minimum wage rates for younger workers from 1 April 2020.

The compulsory NLW is the national rate set for people aged 25 and over. The NLW is enforced by HMRC alongside the national minimum wage (NMW), which they have enforced since its introduction in 1999.

Generally all those who are covered by the NMW, and are 25 years old and over,…

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CGT on cryptoassets

Cryptoassets are a relatively new type of asset that have become more prevalent in recent years. New technology has led to cryptoassets being created in a wide range of forms and for various different uses.

Cryptoassets (or ‘cryptocurrency’ as they are also known) are cryptographically secured digital representations of value or contractual rights that can be:

– transferred
– stored
– traded electronically

While all cryptoassets…

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Loan charge repayments deferred

In September 2019, the government commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to conduct an independent review of the loan change (the review). The review was published on 20 December 2019 along with the government’s response, which confirmed that it would accept all but one of the review’s recommendations.

The main change is that the government has agreed to defer the loan charge repayment date to September 2020.

The Treasury has also decided to limit the loan charge cut-off date to…

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