Corporation Tax: Refresher and Update

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Revised and up to date for 2024/25. This course is a refresher for anyone working with tax for limited companies in the SME sector. Explore developments in company tax calculations, director and shareholder matters and group tax relief.

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours

120 days’ access

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Corporation Tax: Refresher and Update

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours 120 days’ access
Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Corporation Tax: Refresher and Update

This course is not currently available. To find out more, please get in touch.

This course will enable you to

  • Keep up to date with key developments in company tax calculations, tax relief and changes in accounting dates
  • Make the most of losses, for your business and clients, by understanding specific legislation regarding loss calculations and tax relief claims
  • Prevent abuses of directors’ powers in SMEs
  • Understand different kinds of groups and how group tax relief works in practice

About the course

This course is a refresher and update for anyone working with tax for limited companies in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector and will add to your existing knowledge of the area. It explores some of the less familiar areas in corporation tax and the latest changes, updates and legislation involved.

The course covers key developments in company tax calculations, including expenses involved with tax adjustments. You’ll also review specific legislation regarding loss calculations and tax relief claims and the legislation concerning director and shareholder matters. The course also covers how group tax relief works in practice.

Please note, this course only covers Corporation Tax in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Corporation tax computations

Corporation tax: an overview
Recent changes to rates
Adjusted profit computations
Getting started
Legal and professional fees
The expense of entertaining
Vehicle leasing and property premiums
Changes in accounting dates
Pension contributions
Investment companies

Making the most of losses

Corporation tax losses
Pre- and post-April 2017 losses
Losses examined
Change of ownership
R&D repayable tax credits

Director and shareholder matters

Directors and shareholders: an overview
Director’s loans
Remuneration strategy
Share benefits
Anti-avoidance tactics

Groups

Corporation tax and groups
Group relief
Consortium relief
Moving assets within a group
De-grouping
Loan relationships between connected parties

How it works

Author

Andrew Law

Andrew Law

Andrew Law has been in professional tax practice for over 30 years advising SME business on taxation matters and has advised on the sale and purchase of numerous businesses of all kinds and sizes.