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Can you save tax by using a company?

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The most important difference between the way companies and other businesses are taxed can be summarised as follows: Sole traders/partners pay income tax on their profits and capital gains tax on their capital gains. Companies pay corporation tax on…

How the £50,000/25% income tax cap may apply

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The new income tax cap will apply only to reliefs which are currently unlimited. For anyone seeking to claim more than £50,000 in reliefs, a cap will be set at 25 per cent of income (or £50,000, whichever is greater). Therefore for someone with less…

Extending the £55,000 IHT spouse exemption for non doms

The recent budget notes indicated that HMRC are considering increasing the £55,000 interspouse exemption for transfers from a UK domiciliary to their non UK domiciled spouse/civil partner. This is planned to apply from 6 April 2013. Whereas transfer…

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