Bookkeeping, Accountancy and Taxation services
Q: A client is planning major renovations to her home to make it more “eco-friendly”. This will involve the installation of a number of energy-saving materials such as solar panels, insulation, and an air source pump to provide both heating and … Continue reading VAT Question Of The Week – Energy Saving Materials
if you thought the complexities of payroll were already hard enough, think again because thanks to a case involving voluntary overtime and an amendment to the the employment rights regulations, calculating holiday pay is about to become even more … Continue reading Holiday Pay Headache
Q A client and his wife own a house in Devon and a flat in London. My client stays at the London flat for three/four nights only in working weeks but they made a PPR election nominating the London flat when they purchased it. The Devon property is … Continue reading Tax Question Of The Week – Stamp Duty Land Tax
Q My client is an amateur dramatic society operating via a company limited by guarantee. They own their own premises and charge admissions to their productions. The admissions have grown to £80,000 in the last 12 months, and alongside this income, … Continue reading VAT Question Of The Week – Cultural Admissions
Peter Wade who assists in the bookkeeping and payroll department of Avanti deals with a variety industries on a daily basis helping with the bookkeeping which includes purchase and sales ledge, bank reconciliation and VAT. The clients he is … Continue reading Case Study – Bookwork Efficiency
I have recently been reading up about the domestic reverse charge for construction services which comes in in October 2019, including the helpful VQOTW (14 June 2019), but this has got me wondering whether there are any other reverse charges in the … Continue reading VAT Question Of The Week – Domestic Reverse Charges
With the 2018/19 P11D deadline looming, should I be considering payrolling benefits in future? What is the advantage? What do I need to do and when? Answer … Continue reading Tax Question Of The Week – P11D’S & PAYROLLING BENEFITS
Q: My client is a travel agent working for the corporate sector, booking hotels for staff; mainly sales reps travelling around the UK. Although she has booked the hotel in the name of the company, naming the guest, and the guest obviously knows the … Continue reading VAT Question Of The Week –
Did You Know? The UK is the 3rd most cashless society globally! The rise in easy contactless payments and e-commerce means that we are seeing a fall in cash use. Experts are predicting that in 10 years' time less than one in ten transactions … Continue reading Cash – The Dinosaur Of Transactions?
Q: Jack and Jill started living apart in November 2018 but there was then no contemplation of a divorce. In May 2019 they discussed their situation and at that point in time decided to get divorced. They agreed to get divorced in January 2020. … Continue reading Tax Question Of The Week – Date Of Separation For CGT
Q: My client who is a small retailer specialising in bespoke leather goods, and all sales to date have been within the UK. In order to expand her customer base, she is launching a website and planning to sell through Amazon. Are there any VAT … Continue reading Vat Question Of The Week – Distance Selling In The UK
