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style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Newsletter March 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="99%" colspan=3 style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p>We have arrived at the last month of the current tax year. Later this month the Finance Bill 2010 will be announced.&nbsp; In view of the impending General Election, this is likely to be a thin one with a further Finance Bill after the election whoever wins.</p> <p>This month our newsletter looks at a possible strategy for reducing the effect of the 50% income tax rate in 2010-11, outlines some of the tax disadvantages if you are considered to be connected persons, a tip on utilising capital losses and finally an update on various HMRC issues.</p> <p>Would readers currently in the age group 50-55 please note that from April 2010 the age at which benefits can be taken from a personal or occupational pension will rise to age 55. Still time to discuss this with your Financial Advisor. After 5 April 2010 you will have to wait until your 55th birthday to draw your tax free lump sum and decide on your other benefits.</p> <p>Our next newsletter will be published on 9 April 2010.</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="45%" valign=top style='width:45.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div align=right> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article1">Northams - about us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article1"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article3">Connected persons</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article3"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article5">Updates from HMRC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article5"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width="10%" style='width:10.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td> <td width="45%" valign=top style='width:45.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article2">Bonuses or dividends v higher salary</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article2"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article4">Negligible value claims</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article4"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article6">Tax Diary March/April 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article6"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article1></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Northams - about us<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Northams&nbsp;are Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers who specialise in providing a comprehensive range of services to</span><span style='font-size:4.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>small to medium size owner managed businesses.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We understand that today's business owners expect more than basic accountancy services.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>This is why in every case we tailor our services to our client's specific requirements. We </span><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>provide proactive support and advice to enable them to maximise what they get out of their businesses.&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>We have listened to our clients and as a result have developed our services to help with all their financial needs and to add value to their businesses.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>We offer a fixed fee service whereby all recurring services are provided for an annual fee agreed in advance. We include unlimited telephone calls at no extra cost which means clients can speak to us whenever they need to without worrying about cost.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>We aim to minimise tax liabilities and maximise profits by using our own 'Health-checklists' - provided to new clients and reviewed by us at no extra cost. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style='mso-arabic-font-family:Tahoma;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Tahoma; mso-default-font-family:Tahoma;mso-greek-font-family:Tahoma;mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma;mso-latin-font-family:Tahoma;mso-latinext-font-family:Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family:Tahoma'>We are always happy to talk to business owners without obligation. If you would like to know more about how we can help you,&nbsp;ring our principal Colin Gillard in strictest confidence&nbsp;on 07977 272333.</span></span></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article2></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Bonuses or dividends v higher salary<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p>If you run your own company and are considering an increase in your salary 2010-11 you might like to consider the following points:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>From 6 April 2010 if your income is in excess of &pound;100,000 you will start to lose your tax personal allowance, initially this can create a marginal tax rate up to 60%.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>From the same date if your income is over &pound;150,000 you will be subject to the 50% rate of income tax. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p>Consequently increasing your earnings in 2010-11 may not be a tax effective move if you are a high income earner. Instead you may like to consider paying yourself a bonus in March 2010? You must have a clear and commercially sound reason for a bonus payment. If you were to follow this strategy the bonus would be taxable at the current highest rate, 40% and would have no effect on your current year personal allowance.</p> <p>There is a timing downside to this arrangement; any tax and NIC due on the bonus would become payable on 19 April 2010 (22 April if you pay electronically) instead of being spread over the year if you settled on a salary increase instead.</p> <p>Of course, when practical to do so, extra dividends are usually a better option than bonuses. Dividends voted in March 2010 will mean extra higher rate tax due 31 January 2011.</p> <p>If you are a high income earner and would like to discuss this and other strategies for minimising the impact of the changes coming in the next tax year please get in touch. There are still options we could look at before 6 April 2010.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article3></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Connected persons<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p>If you are a connected person for tax purposes you will be required to substitute the market value of any asset you transfer or acquire when working out the gain or loss on disposal - not the amount you have actually agreed, unless of course this is the same as market value.</p> <p>The most likely connection is that you are married or in a Civil Partnership. Fortunately if you and your spouse or civil partner are living together at any time in a tax year in which you make the transfer or sale, any gains are deferred until your spouse or civil partner sells the asset.</p> <p>One consequence of being connected is that any company you control, either on your own or with other connected persons may be treated as associated companies and affect the amount of company profits that qualify for the small company's rate.</p> <p>The full list of connected persons for the purposes of transferring assets is set out below:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Your spouse or civil partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Your brothers and sisters, and those of your spouse or civil partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Your parents, grandparents or other ancestors, and those of your spouse or civil partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Your children and other direct descendents, and those of your spouse or civil partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The spouses or civil partners of any of the above relatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Your business partners and their spouses or civil partners and relatives (except for genuine commercial acquisitions or disposals of partnership assets.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>As mentioned above any company you control, on your own or with any of the people listed above, will be connected for tax purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The trustees of any settlement where you or any person connected with you is a settlor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p>The definition for the purposes of determining associated companies is more limited.</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Clogged Losses</span></strong></p> <p>If for any reason you dispose of an asset to a connected person and make a loss on the transaction, the loss can only be used in the same year or carried forward and used against future gains, to the same connected person.</p> <p>It will also be necessary to demonstrate that on the second or subsequent disposal you were still connected.</p> <p>HMRC refers to these as Clogged Losses!</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1044" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article4></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1045" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Negligible value claims<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1046" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p>HMRC define an asset to be of negligible value if &quot;it is worth next to nothing&quot;.</p> <p>If you make a formal negligible value claim, the effect is to treat the asset as sold and immediately reacquired at a nil value, thereby creating a capital loss.</p> <p>Interestingly you can specify a time in the previous two tax years at which the deemed disposal should be treated. Obviously you will need to prove that negligible value applied at the earlier date.</p> <p>Accordingly any claim you make in 2009-10 could be treated as made in 2007-08 or 2008-09. </p> <p>The claim creates a capital loss. However, if the asset is shares that you have subscribed for in a qualifying trading company, it is possible to claim to convert the capital loss into an income loss that can be set against any other income.</p> <p>This is a useful way to recover some of your investment if a company in which you own subscriber shares becomes dormant for any reason and you have no prospect of recovering the cash you have tied up in share capital.</p> <p>Subscriber shares are shares you acquire from the company and not shares transferred to you by previous shareholders.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1048" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article5></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1049" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Updates from HMRC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1050" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online filing:</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Payroll returns 2009-10</span></strong></p> <p>Just a reminder that whatever the scale of your payroll activity you will need to file the 2009-10 P35 and P14s online this year.</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>VAT returns filed after 1 April 2010</span></strong></p> <p>There are two categories of businesses that have no choice about online filing after 1 April 2010:</p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>newly registered businesses with a registration date of 1 April 2010 or later, and<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>any business with annual turnover exceeding &pound;100,000 <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>D1 Tax Codes</span></strong></p> <p>The new D1 (50%) tax code will not be introduced until 2011-12. Any additional tax due in 2010-11 on second sources of income as deductions were made at 40% instead of 50%, will be collected through self assessment. </p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email scams - phishing</span></strong></p> <p>You should never respond to emails purporting to come from H M Revenue &amp; Customs. HMRC's advice on this issue is set out below:</p> <p>&quot;HMRC would never contact you asking you to disclose personal information. If you have received an email requesting personal information, payment of tax or suggests you are due a tax rebate, please take the following action:</p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>do not click on any links included in the email<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>check for HMRC related scam examples (<a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm</a>)&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>send it to <a href="mailto:phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk">phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk</a> then delete it <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>if you have anti-virus software on your computer - run it to check for infections <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>review the advice featured on Get Safe Online (<a href="http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1171">http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1171</a>) on rectifying common online security problems&quot;.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1052" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article6></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:#01CCEC;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'>Tax Diary March/April 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1054" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 March 2010</span></strong> - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 May 2009.</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 March 2010</span></strong> - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 March 2010. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 March 2010)</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 March 2010</span></strong> - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for the month ended 5 March 2010. </p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 March 2010</span></strong> - CIS tax deducted for the month ended 5 March 2010 is payable by today.</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 April 2010</span></strong> - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 30 June 2009.</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 April 2010</span></strong> - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 April 2010. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 April 2010)</p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 April 2010</span></strong> - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for the month ended 5 April 2010. </p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 April 2010</span></strong> - CIS tax deducted for the month ended 5 April 2010 is payable by today.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1056" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DISCLAIMER - PLEASE NOTE:</span></strong> The ideas shared with you in this email are intended to inform rather than advise. Taxpayers circumstances do vary and if you feel that tax strategies we have outlined may be beneficial it is important that you contact us before implementation. If you do or do not take action as a result of reading this newsletter, before receiving our written endorsement, we will accept no responsibility for any financial loss incurred.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;background:#F6F6F6;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;border:##01CCEC'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="99%" style='width:99.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Northams</span></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>21-23 New Street</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Devon&nbsp; EX14 1HD</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tel: 01404 45994<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Fax: 01404 46470 web: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.northams.com/"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:purple'>www.northams.com</span></a><u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Northams is registered for VAT under reference no 540590849.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <u1:p></u1:p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The Principal of the firm is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>These bodies have their headquarters in the <st1:country-region u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> and their rules of professional conduct can be obtained from their web sites.</span></p> </td> </tr> <u1:p></u1:p> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>