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…Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.

We’re asking for views on the scope of exempting energy intensive industries from the costs of Contracts for Difference.

• Updated: 23 August 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first year allowances.

The government has agreed a set of carbon values to be used in policy appraisal and evaluation.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

Tax and reporting rules for employers contributing to employee relocation costs

Paying Corporation Tax when your limited company sells an asset for more than it paid - includes chargeable gains, intangible assets, working out inflation

Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief

What personal possessions (chattels) you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on, how to work out your gain

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.…

The zoning pilot aims to develop heat networks in zones where they provide lowest cost, low carbon heat to the consumer through regulation, mandating powers and market support.

• Updated: 24 October 2023

Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing accommodation for employees

Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.

Selling or giving away an asset you claimed capital allowances on - balancing charges, balancing allowances, closing your business, how to claim and pay tax on your tax return

How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing clothing expenses and benefits, including uniforms and protective clothing

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of employees working from home

The Cabinet Office spend controls help organisations to reduce unnecessary spend and encourage cross-government collaboration.

• Updated: 18 September 2023

The method by which Capacity Market (CM) costs are recouped has the potential to give an unfair advantage to small embedded generation including diesel.…

• Updated: 22 March 2017

The Contract for Difference (CFD) for renewable energy is a key mechanism of Electricity Market Reform.…

• Updated: 8 February 2017