Tax Free Child Care Scheme

Apr 30, 2013 | Personal Tax

Employer Supported Childcare (ESC) The Childcare Vouchers scheme currently in place is due to be replaced by the tax free childcare scheme from Autumn 2015. The new scheme will eventually be worth up to £1,200 per child and so save a typical working family with two...

Budget 2013

Mar 21, 2013 | General

Main Tax Proposals Personal allowance £10,000 from April 2014 Employment allowance £2,000 per year New scheme for tax free childcare Reduction in main rate of corporation ta to 20% from 1 April 2015 Employee-shareholder contracts will be exempt from income tax and NIC...

Tax planning

Mar 20, 2013 | Personal Tax

5 April 2013 Once again we are approaching the end of the tax year. At this time of year it is important to look at the annual tax reliefs available and make sure that where possible we have utilised these as many will be lost as soon as we reach 6 April 2013. ISA...

Universal Credit

Jan 31, 2013 | Personal Tax

Universal credit is the new support payment for those looking for work or on a low income. It replaces: Child tax credits; Working tax credits; Income support; Housing benefit; Income-based job seeker’s allowance; Income-related employment and support allowance....

Finance

Dec 31, 2012 | Business Finance, Start ups

There are numerous sources of finance available but actually securing it and ensuring it is the right source of finance can be a major challenge. The following aims to provide an overview of some of the sources and some of the considerations when raising finance. The...