{"id":4649,"date":"2022-04-12T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2022-04-12T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:25:06","slug":"corporation-tax-could-you-be-missing-out-on-tax-reliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/corporation-tax-could-you-be-missing-out-on-tax-reliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporation Tax: could you be missing out on tax reliefs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing which taxes your business is liable for can feel a bit overwhelming, which can result in you not recognising opportunities to save on tax.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you have a limited company or a foreign company with a UK branch, you will be liable to pay Corporation Tax on any profits.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs or unincorporated associations should also report and pay Corporation Tax.<\/p>\n<p>With the new Making Tax Digital requirements, it is easier for businesses to track their finances and any tax due; however, there is still the possibility of missing out on tax reliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, our experts have highlighted some of the key reliefs that your business could claim:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital allowances <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may be eligible to claim capital allowances on any assets that you buy for your business, such as machinery and equipment (including business vehicles).<\/p>\n<p>Other business costs, including running costs, items that are bought for trading purposes, and interest payments can be claimed as business expenses instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research and Development <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Businesses that opt to seek innovative ways to reform the science and technology sectors could claim tax reliefs, even if the project is unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>For these research and development (R&amp;D) projects, they must aim to influence change in the field overall, rather than just impacting the individual business.<\/p>\n<p>Dependent on the size of the business, you may be eligible to claim these R&amp;D reliefs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/corporation-tax-research-and-development-tax-relief-for-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SME R&amp;D relief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/corporation-tax-research-and-development-tax-relief-for-large-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research and Development Expenditure Credit (RDEC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Creative industry tax reliefs <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For businesses in the creative industry, such as films and television, there is the potential to reduce the amount of tax owed.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has outlined eight Corporation Tax reliefs that you may be able to claim, which can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/corporation-tax-creative-industry-tax-reliefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of 2024, there are set to be reforms to the tax reliefs and allowance, as announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Statement.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Rishi Sunak mentioned that there could be further reforms to R&amp;D Tax Reliefs to be announced in the next Budget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact our expert team if you require assistance with recognising and applying for tax reliefs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing which taxes your business is liable for can feel a bit overwhelming, which can result in you not recognising opportunities to save on tax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30,61,43,110,25,4,26,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4650,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4649\/revisions\/4650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}