Tax diary: All the main tax events for April / May 2014 Welcome to this month’s Tax Diary, providing you with all the main tax events for the next couple of months

News: April 2014 Seed EIS relief to be permanent Seed EIS was introduced in 2012/13 to provide tax relief for individuals investing in small start–up companies and was originally scheduled to end on

News: April 2014 VAT registration limit £81,000 The VAT registration limit has been increased by £2,000 to £81,000 from 1 April 2014. The de-registration limit also increased by £2,000 to £79,000.

News: April 2014 New tax–free childcare scheme This new scheme, which starts in Autumn 2015, was originally announced in 2013 as being worth up to £1,200 per child. It has now been announced

News: April 2014 R&D tax credit rate increased Companies that are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) carrying out qualifying research and development can currently claim a corporation tax deduction of 225% of

News: April 2014 Corporation tax reductions From 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, the main rate of corporation tax is 21% where a company's profits exceed £1,500,000 (divided by companies under common

News: April 2014 Social media marketing is not a 9 – 5 process The growth of social media means that business is now 24 hours a day, seven days a week – what's

News: April 2014 New flexible pensions There are significant changes being proposed which will make it easier to access your pension fund pot if you have a defined contribution (money purchase) pension scheme.

News: April 2014 Avoid running your business by committee While large businesses are often run by boards of directors, that approach doesn't work for a small or medium sized business. A business isn't

News: April 2014 Savings Important changes to ISAs In order to encourage savers, the current £11,520 ISA limit is to be significantly increased to £15,000 from 1 July 2014. Furthermore, the current 50%