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Tax and reporting rules for employers providing entertainment for clients
As an employer covering the costs of your employees providing…
What to report and pay depends on the type of entertainment and who…
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
If you’re self-employed, your business will have various running costs,…
If you’re self-employed - a sole trader or individual in a business…
Keep records of all your business expenses as proof of your costs. Tell HM…
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…
You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your…
You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…
You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…
If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…
You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…
Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…
You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…
Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…
If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…
A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…
You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports culture, arts, media, sport, tourism and civil society across every part of England — recognising the UK’s world-leading position in these areas and the importance of these sectors in contributing so much...
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
The guide to VAT rules and procedures.
How to tax employee expenses for entertaining clients.
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