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Archive:July 2019

Please find below all the articles from July 2019.

Tax-free childcare – don’t miss out!

HMRC are currently running a campaign to remind people that they could get up to £2,000 per child, per year, towards childcare costs.

Broadly, eligible parents/guardians may receive government top-ups of £2 for every £8 that they pay into a tax-free childcare account, up to a maximum of £2,000 per child (or £4,000 for disabled children). There is an overall maximum limit of £10,000. The scheme is open to all working parents across the UK with children under 12, or under 17 if disabled.

Under the scheme, the parent/guardian opens…

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HMRC clarify VAT zero-rating of transport of disabled passengers

HMRC have issued Brief 3 (2019), which aims to clarify that the Department’s policy on the scope of the VAT zero rate for transport services has not changed following the Upper Tribunal (UT) decision in Jigsaw Medical Services Ltd (2018) UKUT 0222.

In this case, the UT heard an appeal by HMRC against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision that emergency transport in a specially adapted ambulance was zero-rated, rather than being exempt.

This decision may be of interest to suppliers that provide transport services in emergency vehicles (ambulances), or in…

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Capital allowances SBA update

HM Treasury and HMRC have recently published a summary and response document relating to the consultation on a new capital allowance for structures and buildings (SBA).

Broadly, the SBA allows businesses that invest in new builds or renovations on or after 29 October 2018, to claim tax relief at 2% a year on eligible costs.

A technical note outlining the key features of the allowances was published at Autumn Budget 2018, with the subsequent draft legislation released for consultation at Spring Statement 2019. Power to introduce the new allowance was…

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Tax-efficient remuneration with pension contributions

Tax relief is generally available on pension contributions at the taxpayer’s highest rate of income tax paid, meaning that basic rate taxpayers get relief on contributions at 20%, higher rate taxpayers at 40%, and additional rate taxpayers at 45%. In Scotland, income tax is banded differently, and pension tax relief is applied in a slightly different way.

Pensions are a particularly tax-efficient form of savings since nearly everyone is entitled to receive relief on contributions up to an annual maximum regardless of whether they…

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