The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement should help turbo-charge capital investments in the UK with new super capital allowances costed at £29bn over the next 4 years. The extension of loss relief carry-back to 3 years is also positive and makes claiming capital allowances a potent tool in reducing corporation tax and triggering repayments of […]
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When businesses suffer catastrophic blows to their cashflow, as many are
experiencing now, it is important to explore every opportunity there is to
raise cash.
Claiming capital allowances provides such an opportunity.
Amending Tax Returns to Claim
Historic Expenditure and Reduce Tax Payable Now
Reducing tax bills is an easy way to retain cash and it is vitally
important now to maximise […]
SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR PRIVATE EQUITY BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY COMPANIES
Capital allowances are available to companies when they incur expenditure on buying, building or refurbishing commercial property and the tax benefits can be significant. It is a non-contentious way of reducing a tax bill but in our experience is frequently overlooked by companies – either due to […]
Read moreCapital allowances specialists Lovell Consulting are finding relatively few property companies and private equity businesses are alert to these fundamental changes which will apply from 1 April 2017, not least because the 90 pages of complex legislation was only published on 26 January 2017. John Lovell, MD of Lovell Consulting, advises clients need to be […]
Read moreCapital allowances may be claimed in a variety of trades and entities. Often overlooked due to its tax status, there is a genuine interaction between REITS and capital allowances as explained below.
Background
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) are tax efficient property investment companies. They were first introduced to the UK in 2007.
The main benefit of having […]
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