Agriculture update for UK farmers - October 2015 Welcome to our second agriculture update for UK farmers, a new monthly edition on the Hawsons website. Please do register for our agriculture newsletter if you would like to receive the agriculture update each month,...
Government opens Patent Box Tax Relief consultation On 1 April 2013 the UK government introduced the Patent Box Tax regime which aims to provide tax breaks for companies which commercialise patents or develop new innovative patented products, processes or services....
Electrification and modernisation plans re-commenced On, off, on… Just weeks after the General Election, the rail sector was dealt a devastating blow when the government ‘paused’ promised upgrades to major rail lines in the Midlands and the North of England. There...
How can you maximise the opportunities for pensions tax relief following the big pension reforms? The recent substantial changes to the rules for accessing money purchase pensions and the treatment of funds remaining on death has sparked increased interest in pension...
How do you go about maximising tax relief for two homes? The UK tax regime provides an important relief from the capital gains tax charge (CGT) on the gains made by owner-occupiers on the sale of their private homes. This is known as Principal Private Residence relief...
Dividends and the impact on incorporation for law firms The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the Summer 2015 Budget a shake-up in the way dividend income is taxed from April 2016. As the announcement has added to the complexity of the current dividend system...
Booming conveyancing market on the up again Safe as houses, as the old saying goes. As the housing market continues to recover following the devastating blow it was dealt during the 2008 recession, the conveyancing market is once again on the up. Conveyancing has...
Is there a place for technology in UK farming? Whether you run a small farm with a few chickens or have a herd of a thousand livestock, it is time to start considering the implications of technology in UK farming, before you fall behind. Unpredictable markets, erratic...
Have you considered minimising tax by spreading income around the family? Owner-managed companies often seek to minimise the tax position of shareholder-directors by involving members of the same family and using personal reliefs and lower rate tax bands of each...
Agriculture update for UK farmers - October 2015 Welcome to our second agriculture update for UK farmers, a new monthly edition on the Hawsons website. Please do register for our agriculture newsletter if you would like to receive the agriculture update each month,...
Government opens Patent Box Tax Relief consultation On 1 April 2013 the UK government introduced the Patent Box Tax regime which aims to provide tax breaks for companies which commercialise patents or develop new innovative patented products, processes or services....
Electrification and modernisation plans re-commenced On, off, on… Just weeks after the General Election, the rail sector was dealt a devastating blow when the government ‘paused’ promised upgrades to major rail lines in the Midlands and the North of England. There...