Consider restarting child benefit
The clawback threshold for the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC) was increased to £60,000 from 6 April 2024. If you are entitled to child benefit and you or your higher-earning partner’s adjusted net income (ANI) is above £60,000 it is possible that you...
Major R&D scheme overhaul
A new merged research and development (R&D) scheme has come into effect for periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024. The new scheme unifies the old R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) for large companies and the small and medium entity (SME) relief schemes. In...
Basis period reform: additional profits
From 6 April 2024 all unincorporated businesses (sole traders and partners in a partnership) are required to report profits or losses in line with the tax year. Businesses with an accounting period end other than 5 April or 31 March will need to report pro-rated...
Cash basis by default
From 6 April 2024 the cash basis has replaced accruals as the default method for preparing sole trader and partnership accounts for tax purposes. Previously, only unincorporated businesses with total receipts below £150,000 were entitled to opt out of accruals and...
New R&D Tax Relief regulations could leave thousands of businesses at risk of missing out
Thousands of UK businesses could lose out on critical Research and Development (R&D) tax relief due to new pre-registration requirements by HMRC. Companies must now register their intention to claim within six months of their financial year-end, or risk missing out on valuable tax relief, sometimes exceeding 20% of R&D spend.