Year End Tax planning from Ward Goodman
Year End Tax Planning from Ward Goodman In this issue: Tax-efficient investments Pension tax planning Directors and employees Capital gains tax planning Inheritance tax planning Charitable giving Checklist
The buy-to-let Budget headline you didn’t see
The Autumn Budget contained more bad news for many buy-to-let investors which went largely unnoticed. April 2018 will see the next step down in mortgage interest relief for investors in buy-to-let (BTL) residential properties. The amount of interest that can be offset against rental income drops from 75% to 50%, with a corresponding increase to […]
HMRC fines finance directors for accounting lapses
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued fines for 115 senior finance directors in the last year, a 150%rise from five years ago. It’s a sign that HMRC is standing its ground in efforts to hold executives personally responsible for corporate failings. The Senior Finance Officer (SFO) regime was introduced in 2009, with the aim […]