Diary of main tax events for Feb/Mar 2019

  Date What’s Due 1/02 Corporation tax payment for year to 30/4/18 (unless quarterly instalments apply) 19/02 PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/02/19 (due 22/02 if you pay electronically) 1/03 Corporation tax payment for year to...

New guidance on advance payments

HMRC has published guidance explaining new rules that apply from 1 March 2019 which deal with advance payments for goods or services which aren’t received. What do you need to know? Confusion. An advance payment for goods or services creates a tax point, so output tax...

Can we claim input tax on a rent deposit?

Q. We own and run a restaurant and have agreed to rent a property which the landlord has opted to tax, so they will charge 20% VAT on the rent. We paid an initial deposit equal to three months’ rent plus VAT but the landlord has refused to give me a VAT invoice so...

Essential tax dates for February

2 February Deadline for submitting P46(car) for employees whose car/fuel benefits changed during the quarter to 5 January 2019. 19 February PAYE, Student loan and CIS deductions are due for the month to 5 February 2019.