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Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business…
Calculate your vehicle expenses using a flat rate for mileage instead of…
Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you…
A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home,…
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
If you’re self-employed, your business will have various running costs.…
Claim items you’d normally use for less than 2 years as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: vehicle insurance repairs…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: uniforms protective…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: employee and staff salaries…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: goods for resale (stock)…
Accountancy, legal and other professional fees can count as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: advertising in newspapers…
You can claim allowable business expenses for training that helps you:…
Keep records of all your business expenses as proof of your costs. Add up…
Find out about the tax treatment of other types of travel and related expenses such as training courses, removal expenses, car parking and overnight expenses.
How different types of trust income are taxed, what management expenses and reliefs can be deducted, and understanding the tax pool.
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Find out information about employee incidentals overnight expenses for business travel.
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If you’re a VAT registered business, check if you can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
If your business pays the cost of an employee's mobile phone - what you must report to HMRC and what taxes and National Insurance are due
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Find out more information on relocation expenses and benefits that qualify for exemption.
See how to work out the tax relief for individual landlords and assess the impact of the finance cost restriction from 6 April 2017.
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Qualitative research to test simpler income tax forms and guidance; an online tool for Simplified Expenses; and business expenses guidance.
Government rewards hard work with record tax cut to National Insurance for 29 million workers
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