Neil’s Top Tips Tip 8 BAD Relief

Neil’s Top Tips Tip 8 BAD Relief

A crucial area that I expect to feature in the forthcoming September 2021 Advanced Tax exam is Business Asset Disposal Relief (BAD relief) This is simply the new revised entrepreneur’s relief. It is available on the sale of a sole trader’s business assets (usually...
Neil’s  Tip 10 Inheritance Tax Exemptions

Neil’s Tip 10 Inheritance Tax Exemptions

An area likely to feature in the Advanced Tax September 2021 exam is the inheritance tax exemptions. There are only 3 exemptions that are available for both lifetime transfers and the death estate The first and most important is the spouse exemption. For this to apply...
Neil’s Top Tips: CYB Closing Year Rules

Neil’s Top Tips: CYB Closing Year Rules

One topic which has been examined consistently in the Advanced Tax exam is CYB Closing year rules. These rules apply to a sole trader that pays income tax, Class 2 NIC and Class 4 NIC on the self-employed profits. The first step is to look at the date of cessation and...
Neil’s 10 Tips Tip 4 : Termination Payments

Neil’s 10 Tips Tip 4 : Termination Payments

Termination payments paid to employees as compensation for loss of employment are a popular area in the 20-mark Advanced Tax questions.The most important point to remember is that the £30,000 exemption is only available if the payment is non-contractual (ex-gratia)...