What is a business repair?

HMRC’s internal manuals provide some useful information on the definition of a business repair. This is important because it is required to identify the asset on which work has been carried out. This is because: the cost of repairing a worn or dilapidated asset...

Accounting periods for Corporation Tax

Companies often have two different company accounting periods. This is because there are different rules for Companies House filings and for returns sent to HMRC. The accounting periods can be the same but can also differ and a change may need to be made to...

Utilising Capital Gains Tax losses

Usually, if you sell an asset for less than you paid for it you would make a capital loss. As a general rule, if the asset would have been liable to CGT had a gain taken place, then the loss should be an allowable deduction.  The exact treatment of losses depends...

Corporation Tax Group Payment Arrangements

A Corporation Tax Group Payment Arrangement (GPA) is a special arrangement that allows groups of companies to make joint payments of Corporation Tax. This type of arrangement can reduce the administration and costs associated with making a large number of individual...

Carrying company losses back

Corporation Tax relief may be available where your company or organisation makes a trading loss. A qualifying trading loss may be used to claim relief from Corporation Tax by offsetting the loss against profits in previous years. This could be a useful option for...