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Some interesting posts and points of view. Considering the best course of action involves a fair amount of mystic meg crystal ball gazing. I am skeptical of continued house price inflation especially considering the location I have brought in (I've also been convinced the housing market was in a...
You're right Wanderer, I received an ex-gratia payment which is tax free up to £30k, I excluded this from my consideration. The rest of my package, prorated holiday, 3 months paid notice, benefits etc will all be subject to tax. Basically my P45 states how much I earnt and how much tax I paid...
Some great advice, and plenty to think about, but I think malvolio is right.....I better not get carried away just yet although I guess I had totally overlooked what my long term exit strategy might be.
I'll wait until I get some money coming in and have gasped the basics as they are certainly...
Thanks Guys and Girls, and northernladuk.
Reassuring to know, I wondered whether it would be considered tax avoidance or whether there was a minimum salary that must be paid to keep HMRC happy.
Thanks Clare regarding the advise to keep profit within the company and then liquidate, I'd not...
Ok, my first post, and I've tried to search first!
So my question is .....
I'm about to land my first contract following taking a redundancy as a permie back in June. As a permie with my pay off I earnt just short of the higher tax bracket. I've set up a Ltd company for my contract but was...