Business incorporation calculator
Where you run a business as a sole trader it might save tax and NI if you transfer it to a company. However, doing so has immediate and long term tax consequences.
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Gifts of BPR-qualifying assets - is there a tax cost?
As your estate will be hit by the cap on inheritance tax (IHT) business property relief (BPR), you’re giving away some of your qualifying investments to your children. What should you tell them to ensure they’ll continue to benefit from BPR?
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HMRC says care industry VAT grouping is “tax avoidance”
HMRC is warning that setting up VAT groups in the care industry to reclaim VAT on what would otherwise be exempt supplies is tax avoidance. What’s the full story?
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Using the calculator
Our calculator works out the tax effects of transferring an unincorporated business to a company. It shows how much, if any, tax you can save on business profits. It also allows you to project both your and the company's tax and financial position in the four years following incorporation.