Today, many professional services are outsourced, we are all so busy that we focus on our own area of expertise and find it impossible to make time for day-to-day financials. So it makes perfect sense as a vet or veterinary nurse to use a specialized firm of accountants to handle business finances, insurance, tax, and all other money-related things. This leaves you totally free to restore the health of our pets and manage other professional challenges.
The structure of a vet practice is complicated, so it is important to plan it correctly from the beginning to make the most of your deductions. Involve your vet accountant from the start and they will explain the best structure to you. You can choose from a Limited company, sole trader or a partnership.
Meals and Travel Claims
When you work back often at night, or on weekends you will be paid an allowance by your employer for meals. Although you can claim meals without receipts, if you show a calculation, it is better to keep the receipts. In fact, keep all work-related receipts and then hand them to the accountants and let them work it out.
Accommodation and travel to nonlocal conferences are also claimed, as is travel between two different jobs.
Another claim is transport usage, including driving your own car for work, tolls, taxis and all public transport.
Home visits to clients’ animals.
When using your own vehicle, always use a mileage sheet that you keep in your car for work-related travel, then at the end of the year, you can submit the form to the accountants to calculate reimbursement.
Work Clothing
Often a uniform is required for work in a veterinary practice, and you may wear ‘scrubs’ or a white coat! Uniforms are expensive, so if you are required
to wear one as part of a team, by company policy, this will be another tax claim at the end of the year.
A work uniform may have a logo or an identifying emblem on it and is something that can’t be worn away from work.
Uniform Claims Include
PPE (personal protective equipment). this may include gloves, face shield aprons, and boots.
Laundry dry cleaning and repairs to your uniform.
UV skin protection, sunglasses, and a hat if working outdoors.
Training for the Workplace
You will be required to attend work-related training, and to pay for it. You may be the office WH&S (work health and safety), representative and this requires annual retraining with additional modules, often LMS online from home. Any books purchased related to training can also be claimed.
What is not Covered
You cannot claim HECS help fees.
But if you are doing an ongoing University or TAFE work-related course, you can claim the fees for that course, also the books and stationery.
Tools and Equipment in the Workplace
Buying and repairing equipment used at work, like specialized surgical equipment, computers, and phones electronic diary.
Other Expenses related to Work
Any professional membership
Insurances, all professions are required to be fully insured, and to have certain practicing certificates that are renewed annually. These expenses can also be claimed, says you may also be able to claim a deduction for reporting, plus gifts and donations.
Personal superannuation. If you have concerns consult your accountant, as it will be better to hand all this over to him/her.
Telephone and Internet Services
When you are making phone calls from home or your personal mobile keep a diary, for a month and then the accountant can aggregate the figures throughout the year.
You can only claim a proportion of monthly fees that relate to your work perhaps including email and training (LMS).
Other Expenses
There are other deductions that can be claimed by all employees, and your accountant will want to claim some of these as well.
If you are donating regularly to a charity just give an amount and get a receipt. Don’t buy raffle tickets, as if you receive something in return it negates the deduction.
Deduct bank fees on investment accounts.
You probably have income protection insurance and accident insurance. Your accountant can deduct this insurance or a part of it.
Keep all receipts that may be deductible, and when you have a meeting with the accountant you can ask them.
Tax Changes
Last year in the UK and many other countries there were some interesting changes to taxation rates. Amongst the changes were.
A married allowance for transfer for basic rate payers
Changes to Mileage rates.
Changes to business deductions.
Corporation tax rise coming in 2023
This type of income relief was bought in to stimulate the economy during the Covid shutdown, and to a larger extent, it seems to have worked.
This was combined with general tax cuts for the public, that were given to all working people.
Advantages of using a GM Professional accountants.
We will have a better understanding of your structure and finances.
We can monitor the performance of your vet clinic and suggest changes.
Good advisory services for you and your staff.
Enforces certain standards
Conclusion
Because everyone in your Vet practice is so busy, there is never enough time to spend monitoring your finances. In fact, they are much better monitored by your specialist accountant who brings a financial perspective to everything he does. This will free you up to do your real work, and if you become bogged down in financial administrative stuff you will lose a day a week, and that is a waste of professional time for you and your team.
One of the most common questions we are asked is: What are the taxes on Cryptocurrencys in the UK? and Why?
As more and more investors are dipping their toes in the crypto market, people across the UK are now turning to this market as an exciting opportunity. Whether you are a seasoned investor or a first timer, understanding the potential use of these Coins is important before you consider investing.
Ever since its launch by its mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto back in 2009 bitcoin commonly known as the king of currencies as work this way to the top of the pile. it remains to cryptocurrency of choice for investors both in the UK and around the world. Part of its attraction to investors is that it works on a straightforward proof of work algorithm. Traders need to solve complex computational puzzles to create new bitcoins and to verify each transaction. Once these have been solved, they issue a certain number of bitcoins as a reward.
Mining bitcoin is just one way to get it most people simply buy it using their fiat currency on the variety of different cryptocurrency exchanges such as eToro and Bi-nance The fact that bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency in the world probably helps with its popularity many products who get their first 10 to corner the market
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Mining will be considered as income in the tax year. which runs from the 06/04 – 05/04.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
#2. Ethereum (ETH)
Currently, priced at nearly $2,000 Ethereum is the world’s second most popular cryptocurrency and has a market capitalization of over 50 billion. And you can only for 17% of people surveyed showed they had heard of Etherium and recent data show it to be the fourth most popular traded currency in the UK. Working on a blockchain platform Ethereum carousel transactions by using smart contracts. Find coding terms of agreements these smart contracts are automatic meaning that the price you’re paying and the price the other person is receiving are always identical. Similar to bitcoin Ethereum can be mined, but it also operates the payment system in an incredibly secure and transparent fashion. Keeps much of his popularity didn’t you to the fact that third-party organizations like it as it avoids having them being dependent on banks.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
3. Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Piggybacking on the popularity of bitcoin, it’s hardly surprising that bitcoin cash remains one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world and the third most popular in the United Kingdom. First launch back in 2017 based on the back of some concerns surrounding bitcoin and scalability bitcoin, cash has no upward limit. It operates as a peer-to-peer payment system its current market cap. Is nearly 5 billion. Early on many people jump from bitcoin to bitcoin cash as they believe this to be a disruptive competitor.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
#4 Litecoin (LTC)
One of the earliest old coins litecoin was first launched back in 2011. It operates as a faster and cheaper alternative to bitcoin, as a new block took less than two-and-a-half minutes to process when compared to the 10 minutes that bitcoin took. This speed is primarily the reason that her remains among the most popular coins on the market today and still lists in the top 10 most popular cryptocurrencies in the UK. one of the core benefits of litecoin is its ability to support over 80 million coins it’s roll out of the role-playing game light-bringer that runs on their blockchain has did initially lead to a surge in litecoin transactions even to the stage where 75% of all transactions for one’s caused by the game. This is no longer the case as litecoin continues to go from strength to strength.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
5. Dash (DASH)
Dash was first launched back in 2014 when it was initially known as X coin and then renamed itself to Darkcoin and eventually it was rebranded to dash coin. Its purpose was to provide a day-to-day cryptocurrency that people could easily use. Currently trading at $220 a share under the market cap of 2.2 billion- as quickly become one of two largest cryptocurrencies in the world. When compared to between cash and Litecoin, Dash actually solve some problems that bitcoin created. Including its inability to deal with multiple transactions, it’s slow speed, and it’s ever increasing transaction fees. Investors in the UK continue to study DASH carefully as many online merchants are already accepting it and dash ATMs are popping up all around London.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
#6. Stellar (XLM)
Launched by one of ripples co-founders Jed Michaela back in 2014 center is designed to be a decentralized open source payment network. Its currency is known as the lumen and is comparable to how XRP or ripple powers ripple net, ethereum is powered by either. The whole stutter network and its functionalities are powered by lumen. They attract investors to this cryptocurrency because of its impressive list of real-world applications it’s also built a significant number of premier power partnerships ever since it’s released. Two of the most impressive pirates collaboration with Deloitte and IBM. As decentralized finance services are becoming increasingly popular, stellar is going from strength to strength and looks like it has a significant part to play in the future of cryptocurrencies.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
#7. Ripple (XRP)
Ever since its launch ripple, XRP has remained one of the most traded and popular cryptocurrencies, both in the UK and around the world. It’s been around since 2012 however in recent years it’s nearly tripled in volume. XRP with a market cap of over 12 billion is the fourth largest cryptocurrency in the world. Compared to cryptocurrencies that are completely decentralized, ripple continues to partner with larger institutions as its early purpose was to allow big businesses and Banks to conduct real-time payments across borders. Much effects popularity is because of its backing by major institutions such as the two listed above and others including Santander and JP Morgan. With government regulations inevitable soon, many people believe XRP is ideally placed into provide a control for the sale and use of cryptocurrencies.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
8. Tezos (XTZ)
Texas despite an early surge after its initial ICO in 2017 when it raised over 200 million dollars breaking many records it had a rocky performance for the past 3 years however an experience a Resurgence in late 2020 and as remain one of the UKs most popular cryptocurrencies among many of his more seasoned traders
As more and more cryptos have been subject to audits, Tezos continues to score highly built on the premise of a model that provides unchained governance it has built-in protections against issues such as chain reorganizations and selfish baking. This high level of security is being one of the primary reasons that it remains one of the most popular League traded cryptocurrencies in the UK
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
9. Cardano (ADA)
Cardano/ADA remains one of the top 10 most popular cryptocurrencies in the world. They base Cardano upon a platform that provides proof state for blockchain. I found it by some Ethereums early co-founders ever since it’s launched it has steadily become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the UK. 88 is the term most commonly used to refer to cardano’s native currency and it was founded on the premise that it could be used to both receive and send secure cross-border digital funding. It uses smart contracts similar to those used by ethereum however its primarily focused was to overcoming some problems that people perceive exist with bitcoin and Ethereum which increases its overall popularity in the UK.
Cardinal is a third generation cryptocurrency, meaning it was has had several years to observe its competitors and improve on many of the faults that impeded their growth. This makes Cardano an exceptional investment opportunity for many UK traders. While it’s still a relatively new concept, it quickly jumped into the top 10 and has continued to become more and more popular. Experts believe Cardano will succeed while many first generation offerings rush to market will fail.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
10. IOTA (MIOTA)
Last but certainly not least the cryptocurrency has quickly become one of the most popularly traded in the UK. IOTA is built as an open source ledger and it was first launched in 2015 it helps facilitate transaction between the internet of things network and computers. Its market cap has reached over 3 billion and it’s currently trading as one dollar and 15 cent. They design the algorithm that provides proof of work for iota to help verify transactions while charging no transfer fees. This makes it hugely attractive for businesses in the IoT industry who have long been suffering because of overly inflated transaction fees. Unfortunately, in the last few years iota has been subject to several hacks this has resulted in severe downtime and rethinks by its founders. However, these hikes have not resulted in its popularity floundering shape or form in the UK. Find that it attracts more experienced investors who have a long and well-developed trading strategy based around a strong risk management makes IOTA and interesting long-term HODL.
Tax Implications
This depends on the nature of the business, whether it is considered as a trade or a gain. The capital gains tax allowance is £12300.
Allowable expenses
If considered as trade there will be more flexibility on the expenses and if considered as a gain then only the incidental expenses are allowed.
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