Annuities
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Capital allowance is the deduction available to UK tax payers while computing taxable income. In UK, depreciation is not an allowable expense and its place is taken by capital allowance.
Both depreciation and capital allowance become applicable when you buy long-term assets for business purposes. Buildings, plant & machinery and furniture ... (Read More)
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Capital allowances are the amounts allowed to be written off as expenses when you incur long-term capital expenditure. You cannot write off the entire cost of long-term assets (that will be used over a number of years) as an expense in the year the expenditure was incurred. The general idea ... (Read More)
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In other articles we have seen that when a disposal event occurs, taxpayers are subjected to a balancing charge or allowed a balancing allowance. A balancing charge involves charging back excessive capital allowances claimed and balancing allowance provides relief for claims that are short.
Capital allowances are considered excessive when the ... (Read More)
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Most of us would like to save on the taxes that we pay to the government.
Businesses pay taxes on their business profits. By reducing the amount of profit that is taxable, we can save on taxes.
You cannot show reduced profits by resorting to creative accounting because creativity is not appreciated ... (Read More)
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The Government announced that it would be clamping down on the ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance schemes being used by some large firms, who rent machinery and then claim excess tax relief.
Businesses are able to claim capital allowances when they enter into a long funding lease for their buildings and machinery.
However, some ... (Read More)
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The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) is calling on the Treasury to extend tax relief on energy efficient equipment to the asset finance sector.
The association believes that the extension would benefit small businesses and is calling specifically for the relaxation of the Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) to cover energy saving ... (Read More)
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Every time a commercial property owner spends money buying or improving it, there is a strong chance they can offset that expenditure against profits or general income for tax purposes – a little tapped resource offered by the Inland Revenue.
Indeed, the ability to claim capital allowances on commercial properties has ... (Read More)
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Up to late 19th century (1878 to be precise) there were no capital allowances.
In 1878, a “wear and tear” allowance was introduced for traders in plant and machinery by allowing them to reduce their income by the allowance amount. For mills and factories, a “mills and factories” allowance was available. ... (Read More)
