News: March 2013 Budget 2013: Individuals Personal Allowances The standard personal allowance will rise to £10,000 from 6 April 2014, a year earlier than expected. The age related allowances are frozen until 2015.

News: March 2013 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) This has been piloted by HMRC for 2 years now, and it has been announced that from the tax year 2013/14 it will become a permanent

News: March 2013 Budget 2013: Capital Taxes Capital Gains Tax The thresholds for capital gains tax (CGT) have increased slightly for 2013/14: Annual exemption: £10,900 (2012/13: £10,600) Annual exemption for most trustees and

News: March 2013 Furnished holiday lets A property within this special regime enjoys capital gains tax (CGT) and income tax advantages that normally are unavailable when you let a property. It has always

News: March 2013 Budget 2013: VAT Rates The VAT rates remain unchanged at... Lower rate: 0% Reduced rate: 5% Standard rate: 20% The registration and deregistration limits from 1 April 2013 are... Registration

News: March 2013 Research & development tax relief This has been around for several years, but never has the scope been greater for getting enhanced tax relief where a limited company incurs expenditure

News: March 2013 Tax diary main events for March/April 2013 Date What's due 1 March Corporation tax for year to 31/5/12 19 March PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for

News: February 2013 Ultrabooks As workers become increasingly mobile, demand for thin, light laptops has increased dramatically. Technology has improved in the last few years which allow manufacturers to create thinner laptops with

News: February 2013 100% tax write-off on machinery, furniture and equipment purchases We mentioned last time the massive leap to £250,000 as the new and temporary annual amount you can spend in your

News: February 2013 Meeting the expectations of today's workforce The current economic environment continues to challenge businesses. As such, having the right team in place is key to the success of any business.