Trivial Benefits
If you’re a limited Company director, you may want to gift your employees (or even yourself) from time to time from your business. Depending on the gift’s circumstances you might find that its cost isn’t classed as a taxable benefit. [...]
Limited Company Dividends
Part of running your Limited Company in a tax-efficient way that maximises your overall take-home pay is by understanding the role dividends play. Whilst we always advise our clients to discuss their accounts with their Aardvark Accounting Client Director for [...]
Are you prepared for Making Tax Digital?
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is just around the corner so it’s time to start getting prepared. In this blog, we’ll cover the changes that are being made, when they come into effect and what you need to do to get [...]
What Was Announced in the Spring Statement 2025?
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025. In the run up to the event, the Chancellor stated that she ‘remains committed to one major fiscal event a year to give families [...]
What Are the Key Dates Throughout the Financial Year for Limited Company Directors?
As a director of your Limited Company, you have legal responsibilities such as filing and submitting various forms and returns to Companies House and HMRC throughout the financial year. Failing to do so will result in penalties, fines and [...]
What Is the Employer’s National Insurance Rate Increasing To?
Back in October 2024, the UK government released the much-anticipated Autumn Budget where they announced a variety of changes affecting UK employers. One of the significant talking points from this was the adjustments to Employers National Insurance Contributions. The changes [...]
What Are the 2025-26 Tax Year Rates and Allowances?
National Insurance & Tax Tax-free personal allowance - £12,570 Basic rate – 20% up to £37,700 Higher rate – 40% - from £37,701 to £125,140 Additional rate – 45% - above £125,140 National Insurance [...]
How to maximise your tax efficiency before tax yearend 2025
Allowable expenses Claim all of your allowable expenses Maximise your trivial benefit allowances for all directors Keep receipts 6 years after accounting period ISAs Use your ISA allowance £20,000 taxed at 0% per year [...]
Can you pay for your garden office through your Limited Company?
One of the benefits of running your own business is that you may be able to complete your work from any location you wish, which for many is to work from home. But if you don’t have the space to [...]
Are you eligible for free childcare whilst working through your Limited Company?
If you ask any parent what their biggest monthly expenses are, childcare will most likely appear near the top of that list! For many, childcare costs are second only to mortgage/rent payments. It may seem like these massive costs are [...]
Is closing your company with MVL the right option for you?
When it comes to closing your Limited Company you may be wondering what the process is, how much tax you’ll end up paying and how your accountant can help. In this blog we take a closer look at company [...]
The Autumn Budget 2024
Forty billion pounds of tax rises represents one of the very largest tax rising Budgets outside of a time of recession, with Rachel Reeves announcing a compendium of changes aimed at businesses and higher tax payers. A penny off [...]
A guide to buy-to-let
Buy-to-let properties can be a profitable investment, but you need an understanding of the tax implications to maximise your returns whilst ensuring compliance with HMRC’s guidelines. This guide will cover the tax considerations you need to know as a buy-to-let [...]
How Much Tax Can You Expect to Pay on an Electric Car, and What Are the Differences Between Leasing and Hire Purchase?
If you run your own Limited Company and are considering an electric car, do you know the taxable implications depending on the choices you make? In this blog we take a closer look at the tax you can expect to [...]
Limited Company director’s key dates throughout the financial year
Your responsibilities as a Limited Company director and what you need to file with Companies House and HMRC Directors of Limited Companies have legal responsibilities, such as filing/submitting various forms and returns to Companies House and HMRC throughout the [...]
Limited Company dividends guide
Understanding dividends as a Limited Company director can help you increase your tax efficiency and maximise your take-home pay. Whilst we recommend speaking to your dedicated accountant for specific advice, knowing a little bit about dividends yourself can be handy. [...]
2024-25 tax year rates and allowances
National Insurance & Tax Tax-free personal allowance - £12,570 Basic rate – 20% up to £37,700 Higher rate – 40% - from £37,701 to £125,140 Additional rate – 45% - above £125,140 National Insurance [...]
The Budget 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has just finished delivering his Spring Budget 2024, in which he said the Conservatives have a plan to 'grow the economy'. He confidently stated that his Budget will "unleash people power and put this country back [...]
How to maximise your tax efficiency before tax yearend 5 April 2024
Allowable expenses Claim all of your allowable expenses Maximise your trivial benefit allowances for all directors Keep receipts 6 years after accounting period ISAs Use your ISA allowance £20,000 taxed at 0% per year [...]
HMRC’s Crypto tax nudge letters
Crypto’s popularity has grown beyond anyone’s expectations in the past few years, and with more and more people investing or considering it, it’s worth understanding the accompanying tax implications, and what you could owe. In this blog we take a [...]