The new assessment period for ‘careless’ offshore tax non-compliance will come into force from April 2019. Following the Requirement to Correct deadline passing on the 30th September, any non-compliance in offshore matters now face hefty penalties over 12 years. The IR35 rules are also being extended out to private sector and there will be corporation
The Chancellor’s key announcement was the introduction of a new Digital Service Tax, aimed at technology giants with a global revenue above £500m. A 2% tax will be payable on the revenue generated from the UK and is designed to make digital platform business pay a more appropriate amount of tax. There was also a
The major change for capital gains tax comes in via the Entrepreneur’s Relief. Leading up to the Autumn Budget there were concerns it could be slashed or abolished, luckily neither happened with the chancellor instead announcing new qualifying conditions and the holding period increasing to 2 years. The Annual Exemption will rise to £12,000 with
The Budget 2018 will result in most people paying less tax on their income from April 2019, the result of the Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Thresholds being increased to their target levels a year early. The reduced income tax will be recuperated through national insurance contributions, the burden placed on higher earners after the
