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When do you deduct an individual’s personal allowance

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After net income (after subtracting reliefs)

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What is the TWDV in the first year of capital allowance

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AIA + any tax paid at 18%

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What happens if loan + close company waived/repaid

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Refund of CT paid

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How can you reduce an individual’s TTP

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Pay into pension, give shares to spouse or put money into ISA

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What does EVERY person have deducted from CGT

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Annual exemption

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Example of an ‘item’ exempt from paying VAT

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Sale of buildings, unless new or Seller opts to tax

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What kinds of expenditure are capital

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One-off

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What do you not include when working out chargeable gains (type of expenditure)

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Capital expenditure - like purchase of a building

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What is the effect of hold-over relief for the donee

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Deemed MV received reduced by donor’s deemed gain (TCG)

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Why are items w/ 0% VAT payable so attractive

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Bc can still recover input VAT paid

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What should you do if transactions in securities rules apply

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HMRC for advance clearance

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Why consider chargeable gain first for company loss relief

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Bc capital loss can only be claimed against chargeable gain

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What does close company pay on loan

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CT within 9 months and 1 day

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What do you need to know to work out CGT, unless relief applies

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Taxable Income, to know what rate of tax they pay

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When will transactions in securities rules apply

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If transaction w/ close company changes income to capital, e.g. winding up instead of dividend

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Three kinds of expenditure that can be deducted from sale proceeds in CGT

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Disposal, initial and subsequent

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What non-income expenditure can be deducted from an individual’s income to reduce tax

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Depreciation (capital allowance for companies)

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Two kinds of tax rate reliefs available to individuals on CGT

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Investors and entrepreneur relief

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What happens if net income is £100k or more for personal allowance

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Reduce by £1 for every £2 over £100k

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What is the tax effect for the recipient of loan from close company

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If written off, deemed to receive equivalent dividend

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What kinds of items only have 5% VAT on them

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Domestic heating, children’s car seats

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Rules on claiming capital loss relief

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Only against chargeable gain, starting in the same year and then going FORWARD ONLY

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What kind of profits do you consider first for loss relief for company

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Chargeable gain

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What will CT be for loan from close company

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32.5%

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When is VAT payable
Taxable supply of UK made goods by taxable person for business
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What is the rule on capital allowances
AIA of £200k in one year, then 18% on remainder over that, reducing balance each year
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How many steps to income tax calculation
7
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What is the value of the good for CGT if consideration given between connected at undervalue/gift, or unconnected at undervalue
MV
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Two kinds of business reliefs applicable to CGT
Holdover and rollover
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What is the first possible tax deduction available for savings
If within first £5k of taxable, 0%
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What is a 'wasted tangible'
Not expected to last for longer than 50 years
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What kinds of subsequent expenditure can be deducted for CGT
Either protecting title OR increasing value of the item
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What do you ALWAYS ignore for corporation tax (receipt/payment by company)
Dividends received or paid - ALWAYS EXEMPT
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What is the tax rate if investors or entrepreneurs relief applies
10%
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When does entrepreneurs relief apply to disposal of shares in a business
Trading, 1 year prior, 5% OS and employee/officer OR ceased + 3 years after + 1 year prior + 5% OS + employee/officer
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What is allowable expenditure for chargeable gains under corporation tax
Same as for individual (initial, subsequent, disposal) but no AE/ER
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Second step in income tax calculation
Subtract tax reliefs
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What is the rate of VAT in the UK
20%
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When does hold-over relief apply
Gift/UV
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Kinds of items with only 0% VAT payable
kid's clothes, books
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What kinds of tax do both companies and individuals pay
VAT
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When do you consider relief for companies
After deducting possible deductions (losses reduce tax payable)
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What does 'control' mean for a close company
+50% voting altogether
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When must rollover relief be claimed
12 months before and up to 3 years after
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When does entrepreneurs relief apply to disposal of a business asset
1 year prior, 3 years since ceasing, used in the business
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Three things you can deduct from income profits for corporation tax
Deductible expenditure, capital allowances and trading losses
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What happens for CGT if spouse gives item to spouse
No gain/loss, so spouse takes on the base cost of the item
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What is the effect of rollover
total chargeable gain reduces base cost of replacement indefinitely
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What kind of business relief only applies for business assets
Rollover
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If TTP of company is more than £1.5m, when pay?
4 instalments in relevant period and following.
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Three things on which an individual does NOT pay CGT when they dispose of it
Wasted tangible, private cares and one principal private residence
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Three things you can deduct from chargeable gains for corporation tax
Allowable expenditure, indexation allowance and capital/trading losses
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How to split NS, S and D
Deduct S and D from taxable income = NS
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First step in income tax calculation
Add all income together
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What is the value of the good for CGT if consideration given at arm's length
Price paid
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When is personal allowance no longer available
If £123,700 or more
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What kind of income has a different rate of tax applicable to it
Dividend
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If TTP of company is £1.5m or less, when pay
Within 9 months and 1 day
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What kinds of tax do individuals pay (x2)
Capital gains and income
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When do you get Taxable income
After deducting individual's personal allowance
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By when must VAT invoice be sent to client
30 days
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Need the replacement asset be the same as the original asset to claim rollover?
No
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Qualifying assets for rollover relief
land/goodwill/P&M/ships/aircraft/potatoes
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Two expenditures not deductible from income profits for corporation tax, bc prohibited by statute
Business entertainment or provision for doubtful debts
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Rules on claiming trading loss relief
Start same period against income profits and chargeable gain, then back one year CG + TT if SAME TRADE, then future TT ONLY if SAME TRADE
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When must an individual register to pay VAT
If exceed VAT threshold
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What do 'capital allowances' apply to
Plant and machinery
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When is tax NOT payable by close company on loan to individual
In ordinary course of business or less than £15k to full-time employee
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What is the corporation tax rate for companies 18/19
19%
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What is 'deductible expenditure' for income profits under corporation tax
Expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of a business of income nature, and not prohibited by statute
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What kind of tax do companies pay
Corporate
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Examples of tax reliefs from individual's income
Interest on qualifying loans and pension contributions
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Examples of expenditure of an income nature for 'deductible expenditure'
Wages, advertisement, interest on loan, IP/goodwill
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What kinds of expenditure are income
Regular business expenses
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Why is corporation tax essentially double tax
Company pays tax, then dividend to shareholders - they also pay tax
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Does annual exemption reduce either hold-over or rollover relief
No - although donee can use it when disposing of the asset for hold-over
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What does the individual account to HMRC for in VAT
Difference between input and output
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What liability does the donor have for hold-over relief
None
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What is a close company?
Under control of either 5 or less Ms, or any number of Ms who are also Ds
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When can company claim rollover relief
Qualifying asset disposal + purchase means capital gain on disposal reduces cost of replacement
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When does hold-over relief not apply
To business assets, or quoted shares
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When does entrepreneurs relief apply to disposal of a business
1 year prior and trading
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When does investors relief apply
Not officer/employee, not listed when bought, 3 years since 17 March 2016, fully paid OS
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When do you calculate if personal savings allowance is available
From Taxable Income

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