Tax investigations and capital allowances
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You can book this course by using the booking form above. The booking will be confirmed by e-mail.
Course contents
Tax investigations
The course is designed for accountants to provide a practical update on the current tax investigation legislation and HMRC practice. The course is presented by an ex-HMRC employee, Ros Martin, so providing an insight from HMRC’s point of view. The course will draw its contents from:
- The legislative background to compliance checks
- The practical application of the rules
- How to avoid problems for clients
- Typical client pitfalls and how to spot them
- Practical solutions to common problems
- Useful resources for practitioners
- Negotiating realistic settlements
- The new appeals regime in practice
- Amnesties
- Handling targeted trades and professions
The second half of the course covers:
Capital Allowances
The course provides a comprehensive guide to the capital allowances legislation and the impact on SMEs. The course includes:
Review of capital allowances - Different type of pools
- Annual investment allowances
- Key dates and their impact on capital allowances
- Short life assets
- Enhanced Capital allowances
- The end of Industrial Building Allowances
- Treatment of cars and vans
- Capital vs revenue issues
- Other business incentives such as research and development, goodwill, websites and software
- Tax planning opportunities with capital allowances
