Save Tax and National Insurance with your limited company
It is possible to reduce your (UK) personal tax and national insurance by running your business via a limited company. The amount you can save will depend upon several factors:
- The company’s profitability
- Your personal circumstances
- The amount of funds you need to withdraw from the business
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Claim a tax refund for your failed company
Has your limited company hit hard times?
It is a sad fact of business that many companies fail and the owner/directors lose the money invested in the shares and loans made to the company. The shares in the company become worthless i.e. have negligible value and the owner has made a, sometimes substantial, loss.
Make a negligible value claim
If you are in this situation, you can make a claim to offset the loss against your other income. If you are a higher rate tax payer or have been in recent years, you may receive a tax refund of upto 40% of the loss.
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How to form a limited company
Many businesses are making the change from being a sole trader to limited company to take advantage of the limited liability and also the opportunity for tax planning (click here for the “How to save tax and National Insurance” article).
Suppliers and customers often prefer to deal with a limited company as it can imply stability, longevity and also the company’s accounts and details of directors are in the public domain. This makes it easier for credit reference agencies and debt insurance providers to recommend credit limits. Unfortunately your competitors can find out about your company’s performance, ownership and mortgages etc at Companies House from only £1!
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Cut red tape … get a P11d dispensation
For those of you who are one-person limited companies and/or have employees, you may be aware that reimbursements of expenses (excluding mileage within approved rates) should be reported to the Inland Revenue on P9d or P11d and included within the claimant’s tax return. This can add quite a burden onto the company’s administration and also incur fines if returns are not completed correctly or submitted late.
However, there is an easy way to reduce this administrative burden - apply for an expense dispensation.
Depending upon the type of business, various business expenditure can be included within the dispensation and may remove the need to complete p9d/p11d for some employees (car, fuel, health insurance etc benefits must still be reported).
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