UK Budget 2021
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ACCA Budget Reaction
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‘Fragmented’ budget does not give businesses certainty
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Download and share key guides to Budget 2021
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Extra support for apprenticeships is extended
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Temporary incentive payments introduced in 2020 will be increased to £3,000 and continue until September
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SME Brexit Support Fund helps prepare businesses
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Grant offers £2,000 towards professional advice and training on import and export rules including VAT
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Employment Allowance set to continue
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Businesses will not to have to pay employer’s NIC on the first £4,000, so take care when you claim!
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Changing your year-end/period of account? Don’t forget ‘overlap relief’
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This relief could help cashflow for small businesses when they need it most
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Stamp duty land tax surcharge for non-UK residents
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Non-UK residents to pay additional SDLT on residential property purchases from April 2021
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Employers of ex-military get national insurance holiday
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Relief applies to recruitment of former members of the UK regular armed forces
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Don’t miss the 1 April tax payment deadline
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If you benefited from HMRC’s filing extension, make sure you avoid the 5% penalty
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Free webinars offer support in key technical areas
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ACCA UK’s practitioner series covers hot topics from Covid-19 and data protection to cross border VAT
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UK Budget 2021: economic overview
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The success of the Covid-19 vaccination programme has bolstered the prospect of a strong rebound
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MTD for VAT: end of the soft-landing era
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Systems must be compliant for MTD from 8 April
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VAT round-up
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Temporary VAT rate reduction extended until September
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Corporation tax to rise – marginal rate relief returns
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Small profit and main rates of CT make a come-back, along with marginal rate relief
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Plastic packaging tax will be introduced this year
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New regulations could lead to 200,000 tonnes of carbon savings in 2022-23 and increase use of recycled materials by 40%
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More grants via the Self-employed Income Support Scheme
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The latest round of grants for the SEISS has been announced, with more applicants potentially qualifying.
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Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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An extended version of the CJRS provides further support for employees until the end of September
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Home office income tax and NIC exemption extended
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Employers will not be required to report reimbursed expenses when employees need to buy equipment
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Capital allowances and other new reliefs
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AIA has already been extended to 31 December 2021. Enhanced super-deduction reliefs now available for certain investments
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Sunak puts you front and centre again!
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The chancellor hit a home run today in the Budget for the future of the UK economy.
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Maintaining annual exempt amount for capital gains tax
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A freeze on the annual exemption amount to 2026!
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New VAT penalty regime
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Reform of existing regime with a £200 points-based late submission penalty
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Gift Hold-Over Relief to be restricted
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Business assets given to foreign-controlled companies may not be eligible for capital gains tax relief
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Freeze coming on pension lifetime allowance
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Plan ahead – there is a freeze coming from 2021 to 2026
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Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for Freeports
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Know the rules as there are control requirements
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Research & Development tax reliefs
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Anti-abuse measures for SMEs R&D tax relief and R&D reform with more on the horizon.
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Temporary extension of losses carry-back for businesses
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Extension of the period for trading losses carry-back to get a refund
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Pensions update – all you need to know
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Updates to annual, lifetime and tapered annual allowances and more
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Easement continues for employer-provided bike tax exemption
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Cycle to Work scheme’s qualifying journeys condition for employees will not be reintroduced until 2022.
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Income tax roundup
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Here’s our guide to the changes for 2021, including a personal allowance freeze and COVID-19-related exemptions
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Investor tax incentives
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Extended tax incentives for social investment initiatives
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Inheritance tax bands to freeze for five years
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Thresholds on the nil-rate, and residence nil-rate and taper, will be fixed until 2026
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