From 1 October 2021, to be eligible to apply for public sector contracts over £5m pa, suppliers must have Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plans in place. These will be required to demonstrate a commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 in the UK: Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the Procurement of Major Government…
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Back in July 2020, The Government launched the so-called Stamp Duty Holiday for residential properties, as part of a strategy to give the UK property market a much-needed boost during the Covid 19 pandemic. Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable on purchases of UK property. The amount of consideration which is exempt from SDLT…
When COVID directly impacted upon the UK in Spring 2020, the Government introduced a range of measures specifically targeted to help SME businesses survive the expected period of financial strain. Such businesses should now be planning ahead for when this support is gradually withdrawn: 21-Jun-21 Deadline for arranging with HMRC when to repay COVID related…
In 2019 the first tier tribunal ruled in a case concerning a grain store that the entire structure qualified as plant and consequently gave rise to a capital allowance claim, by reason of it being a silo. As a consequences of this decision there have been a number of claims for capital allowances both in…
The charity annual return service is now available for 2021 and can be found on the link below. https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ Charities need to submit their annual return within 10 months of the financial year end. Dependant on the level of income, the annual return has different requirements; Income under £10,000 It is only the…
DEFRA have now issued the consultation document regarding the lump sum payment for exiting agriculture. Having listened to the NFU webinar concerning this it seems to me that the lump sum, whilst being attractive from a cash flow perspective, has little else too recommend it. Clearly we have a lot more to learn and in…
It is widely known in the healthcare industry that NHS England announced last year they would make good any annual allowance excess charge arising for staff in 2019/20 only. This came off the back of the announcement that the thresholds for tapering to the annual allowance would be increased from 2020/21, with no intention to…
The proposed new rules apply regarding who determines IR35 status for freelancers hired by medium and large companies are imminent. Our Brief Guide will help find out how this affects you and what you can do: A Brief Guide to Off-Payroll Working Blog entry by: Vanessa Pearson
I hear a rumour that Lloyds Agricultural banking team based in Edinburgh has been disbanded and merged within other teams around the country. Although some within the new regional teams may have some knowledge of agriculture it has been suggested that customers felt that this was not important. It seems that the agricultural specialism within…
There has been an ongoing debate since the government started to reduce tax relief available on mortgage interest that having property in a company could be more beneficial. In order to transfer the property from personal ownership there could be a CGT charge depending on the difference in value from when you bought it…
