What are capital allowances and capital expenditure?What are capital allowances?Capital allowances are the means by which tax relief is given for some...
Commercial service charges—VAT implicationsThis Practice Note is about the VAT treatment of non-residential service charges. General positionService...
VAT treatment of damages and compensation paymentsA damages or compensation payment may attract VAT. This depends on exactly what the payment is for....
Taxation of gambling in the UKCoronavirus (COVID-19): in light of the coronavirus crisis, HMRC has announced a change to the way returns for General...
VAT treatment of intermediaries, agents and disbursementsFor VAT purposes, an intermediary is a person who makes arrangements for, or facilitates, a...
Tax—Finance Act 2022—progress through Parliament [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
Taxation of UK LLPsA UK limited liability partnership (LLP) is a body corporate for company law purposes, but is generally taxed as though it were a...
What is a trade for tax purposes?A company is subject to corporation tax on the profits of its trade or trades in accordance with the rules found in...
Taxation of trading profits—basis, receipts and deductionsOnce a company has established that it has a trade (for which see Practice Note: What is a...
Partnerships and VATA general partnership is treated, for VAT purposes, as though it were a separate taxable person.This note is about:•the nature of...
Types of lendingOverdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThree common types of loan facility are:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving...
Ordinary share capital—what it means and why it matters for UK tax purposesThe concept of ordinary share capital is important for UK tax purposes....
Corporation tax loss relief—trading lossesA company that has incurred a trading loss in an accounting period can, in general, use that loss by:•making...
Tax issues on a scrip or stock dividendWhat is a scrip dividend and why do companies make them?A scrip dividend, also referred to as a scrip or stock...