Changes to Principal Private Residence Relief

Graham Buckell, Tax Partner at Bates Weston, explains the changes made to Principal Private Residence Relief (PPR) in the budget. “In his Budget speech, the Chancellor announced two changes to principal private residence relief. Both are due to come into effect...
Beginning of the end for Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Beginning of the end for Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Cassandra Graham, Tax Manager at Bates Weston, considers the new conditions and restrictions on Entrepreneurs’ Relief post Budget. The Budget 2018 brought in unforeseen changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief which turned a relatively straightforward piece of...

Landlords – cash is king

Richard Coombs explains the change to cash based accounting for landlords with rental income below £150,000. “At this time of year many people will be thinking about preparing their 2017/18 tax returns.  If you are a landlord, you may have missed an important...
IR35 impacts from Budget

IR35 impacts from Budget

With a 72-minute-long speech, and more than 100 pages of documentation to accompany it, there’s a lot to report from Budget 2018. Several of the headline announcements brought in changes for small and large businesses alike, with initiatives aimed at improving...

Autumn Budget 2018 Summary

In his Budget speech yesterday, Philip Hammond described his Budget as one for hard working families; for strivers, grafters and carers. On several occasions he repeated the phrase “austerity is coming to an end” (not “at an end” as the PM had said), before announcing...

Other announcements

Charity taxation From April 2019, the Government will introduce measures to reduce administrative burdens on charities. These include: An increase from £5,000 to £8,000 in the upper limit for trading charities can carry out without incurring a tax liability where...