29/10/2018
Budget 2018 - The Highlights
> From April 2019 the personal allowance will rise to £12,500.
> From April 2019 the higher rate threshold will rise to £37,500.
> From April 2020 Letting Relief will not be available on the sale of a property.
> From April 2020 the deemed occupation time of a property which has been a PPR will reduce to 9 months.
> From April 2020 Off-payroll workers will have their employers determining if they are taxed within IR35 legislation
> Corporation Tax will continue to reduce to 17% by April 2020.
> Annual Investment Allowance will increase for 2 years to £1m (from £200k).
> Non-residential structures will qualify for 2% Capital Allowances from today.
> Special Rate Pool additions will only receive 6% writing down allowance from April 2019.
> The qualifying ownership period to receive Entrepreneurs Relief is rising to 24 months from April 2019.
> No Stamp Duty Land Tax for first time buyers in property values up to £500,000 from today.
> From 1 March 2019 SDLT will be due 14 days after a purchase rather than 30 days.
> The VAT registration threshold remains unchanged at £85,000 until April 2022.
> From April 2020 the Employers Allowance (£3,000) will only be available to small businesses (Employers NIC From April 2019 the Lifetime Pension Allowance will rise to £1,055,000.