My client purchased their buy to let property using an Islamic finance Murabaha arrangement. As the provider cannot charge interest does this mean that my client can’t claim any of these finance costs against their rental property income?
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My clients are a farming company. They recently disposed of a large piece of fixed machinery used in the business for £60,000, and made a capital gain of £10,000. The actual sale proceeds were used to fund salaries and pension contributions in the month of disposal but six months later, after the company obtained further funding, they spent £100,000 on a qualifying replacement asset, a more modern equivalent of the old one. Is it still possible to rollover the gain in these circumstances, given that the sale proceeds of the old asset were not directly used to obtain the new one?
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My client has recently enquired about the possibility of claiming relief for the expenses of cleaning of clothing that she wears in her role in nightclub security, having heard that there are flat rate expenses that employees are able to claim.
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This months edition includes:

– Landlords welcome tax incentives for long-term tenancies
– Contractors criticise ‘flawed’ IR35 test
– ‘Tax over-40s to pay for elderly care costs’, say MPs
– BCC calls for further delay to digital accounts rollout

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Whether you’re a buy-to-let landlord, a shareholder, an art dealer or you fall somewhere in between, the chances are you will be familiar with paying capital gains tax (CGT).

CGT is payable when you ‘dispose’ of a certain item and make money from the sale, with the amount you’re liable for depending on your income and the asset in question. (more…)

My client is a landscape gardener and has recently purchased a Nissan Navara double cab vehicle to use for his work. There will be some private use as well as business use. I had thought this might qualify as a commercial vehicle rather than a car, although I am feeling a little uncertain as the vehicle does have… (more…)

This months edition includes:

– Tenant fees ban set to cost landlords £82.9m
– Businesses call for more government support
– HMRC defers launch of digital accounts for individuals
– Deadline for reporting benefits in kind nears

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IR35 is the shorthand name for tax rules concerning the provision of personal services through intermediaries.
These rules came into effect on 6 April 2000, but they were signiicantly amended from 6 April 2017 for contracts involving public sector bodies. (more…)

For most businesses input tax recovery on the purchase of a car is blocked; there are however a few exceptions. (more…)