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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostNope, it's a pretty routine charge these days.
Yes.
It's a cashflow issue, nothing more than that. If you overpay, you get a refund at the end of the year; if you underpay then you pay more.
First they issued a cheque which they promptly blocked, then they were doing a transfer into my account (that didn't happen) then I got another cheque. 3 months it took.
Kafkaesque is the word that springs to mind.Leave a comment:
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First time when I had payment on account I thought it was total BS.
I still think soLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by MrC View PostTechnically the bundled-in directors self assessment could be viewed as a BIK.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by MrC View PostI always thought this was a special reprimand for those who were put on the naughty step...
Originally posted by MrC View PostGiven the new dividend tax tips people over this, then surely it is going to bring huge swathes into POA? Every contractor who operates low salary and dividends up to the HR threshold is suddenly caught by it.
Originally posted by MrC View PostAny way of avoiding POA (without taking much lower divis) or is it not as bad as I'm anticipating?
Is letting hmrc have the money by adjusting my tax code a better option?Leave a comment:
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Every contractor I know pays POA, if you don’t you probably aren’t earning/paying yourself very much.
No need to worry about reclaiming any overpayments, as soon as the next tax return is filed HMRC return any overpaid tax.
Get your tax return filed ASAP after the end of the tax year and it makes it more efficient in managing your payments.
Btw, whilst filing your own return is relatively easy on the HMRC website if you are not fully sure about what you are doing you could be making some costly mistakes!Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Lance View PostYou can reduce the POA amount. However if you get it wrong, you could be charged interest on the difference between what you did pay and should have paid.
Do you have an accountant? Normally they’ll do one directors self assessment for no extra charge.
No I've cut down to a year end only service. Technically the bundled-in directors self assessment could be viewed as a BIK.Leave a comment:
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You can reduce the POA amount. However if you get it wrong, you could be charged interest on the difference between what you did pay and should have paid.
Do you have an accountant? Normally they’ll do one directors self assessment for no extra charge.Leave a comment:
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Dividend tax >> All Ltd Co contractors to payment on account....
In view of the recent rising costs with the higher dividend tax I decided to submit my self assessment directly via hmrcs website, rather than paying £150 for the privilege of having someone else do it.
Computations all look right apart from one stinking issue. The website has decided that I should now be coughing up half of the estimate for the current tax year in addition to last year's bill, IE it's putting me on payment on account.
I always thought this was a special reprimand for those who were put on the naughty step...
In many years of contracting I've never been doing POA.
Reading up on it seems that the deciding factor about whether you have to go through the POA rigmarole 80% of your income has tax deducted at source. Given the new dividend tax tips people over this, then surely it is going to bring huge swathes into POA? Every contractor who operates low salary and dividends up to the HR threshold is suddenly caught by it.
Any way of avoiding POA (without taking much lower divis) or is it not as bad as I'm anticipating?
Is letting hmrc have the money by adjusting my tax code a better option?
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