Coronavirus: Business Support Grants
The UK Government is offering a number of grants and schemes to help businesses deal with the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Wage grants Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers can claim back up to 80% of wages for staff designated as ‘furloughed’, up to a maximum of £2500 per month per worker. […]
What Are The Latest Inheritance Tax Changes?
Inheritance tax changes can affect reliefs, exemptions and other ways you are able to plan for and manage your inheritance tax liability. This means ensuring your will and any other estate planning are up to date with the latest changes and take account of the latest changes and their impact on how much inheritance tax […]
Inheritance Tax: Thresholds, Rates & Reliefs
Inheritance tax in the UK is payable at a rate of 40%. It is applied where the value of a person’s estate exceeds the tax-free threshold, which is currently set at £325,000. Inheritance tax liability can however be reduced through careful planning. Making a will and full use of exemptions, reliefs and other tax planning […]
Buying Business Premises
If you are considering buying business premises there are many financial, practical and legal aspects that you might want to consider before climbing onto the commercial property ladder. Below we examine some of the advantages and disadvantages of buying business premises, as against the alternative of leasing commercial property. We will also look more closely […]