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Below are brief descriptions of sections of the site that you may
find helpful if you are looking for information for businesses.
If you are looking for more specific information, we recommend you
use the index or search
pages.
General
Review
of links
with business
[PDF, 155K]
The report
on the Inland
Revenue's
review of
links with
business
was published
on 27 November.
The report
contains
40 recommendations
aimed at
improving
the Revenue's
links with
large corporates.
Review
of links
with business
- action
plan
[PDF, 50K]
The Inland
Revenue
has drawn
up a high
level plan
which outlines
activities
completed
and planned
to implement
the recommendations
contained
in the Review
of links
with business.
It will
be updated
quarterly
with the
next update
due in December
2002.
Starting Up In Business
The Paymaster General has launched a campaign to get people starting
their own business to register immediately with Inland Revenue.
There is a guide available which aims to help you understand some
of the many things you need to think about when you're running a
business, especially the main tax and National Insurance issues.
We also highlight some other important areas of the law which aren't
the Inland Revenue's responsibility - and we suggest where to go
for further, more detailed information.
Business Support Teams
Our local Business Support Teams provide a series of half-day workshops
to support new and small employers and businesses. We can also offer
you detailed advice on all aspects of payroll, talk you through
any problems you may be experiencing and we can also, if you wish,
check that your payroll systems process information accurately and
reliably.
Electronic Business
Here you will find details of how to send and receive certain Revenue
forms, returns and payments electronically.
Electronic Commerce
Here you will find details of the work the Inland Revenue and HM
Customs and Excise are doing to meet the Government's clear aims
for e-commerce in the UK.
Employers Pack
The Employer's Annual Pack contains guidance and tables to assist
employers/payroll agents in completing Employer Annual Returns and
operating PAYE/NICs schemes.
Forms
Here you can download the Tax Return forms and help sheets for
Self Assessment and Corporation Tax Self Assessment.
Leaflets & Booklets
Here you will find a range of leaflets and booklets that we have
produced to explain different areas of tax in plain English.
Helplines & Orderlines
Here you will find details of all our helplines and orderlines
covering a diverse range of subjects.
Rates, Allowances & Tables
Includes Income Tax and Corporation Tax rates together with
PAYE and NIC tables for employers.
Offices
Here you'll find directories of all local Tax Offices and Enquiry
Centres. There are also pages for specialist divisions, such as
the Stamp Office and National Insurance Contributions Office.
News Releases
The latest Inland Revenue news releases.
About Us
Find out more about the Inland Revenue. It includes how to complain
about us and how to pay your tax and there is also a section on
selling services or products to us.
Features
Self Assessment
This site provides comprehensive information on all aspects of Self
Assessment. You can download the Tax
Return forms and help sheets.
Internet
Service for Self Assessment
This service allows individual taxpayers
to complete their tax return and send
it to us over the Internet.
Employee
Share Schemes
Inland Revenue
approved
share schemes
have tax
and NICs
advantages.
This featured
area has
information
and guidance
on these
schemes
as well
as information
on non approved
schemes
and employer's
NICs on
unapproved
share options.
Enhanced
100% Capital
Allowances
for Energy-Saving
Investments
The Chancellor
announced
in Budget
2001 the
introduction
of a new
scheme for
100% first
year capital
allowances
(FYAs) for
investments
by businesses
in designated
energy-saving
equipment.
This scheme
enables
a business
to write
off immediately
the whole
of its capital
spending
on designated
energy-saving
plant and
machinery
against
its taxable
profits.
ECA - 100%
Enhanced Capital Allowances for Energy Saving Investments - Further
Guidance
Further guidance regarding the introduction of a new scheme for
100% first year capital allowances (FYAs) for investments by businesses
in designated energy-saving equipment.
Capital
Allowances Investment Schemes
100 Per Cent First-Year Allowances for Cars with Low Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Natural Gas and Hydrogen Refuelling Stations
Construction Industry Scheme
Details changes to taxation within the construction industry that
came into effect on 1 August 1999, affecting both contractors and
sub-contractors.
Corporation Tax
This site contains information and guidance about Corporation Tax
and the Company Tax Return.
Tax
Credits
Featuring
information
on the tax
credits
available
and how
you can
get them.
Pension Schemes
Pension schemes can get valuable tax reliefs, but there are conditions
that schemes have to observe. This featured area is all about these
tax rules (information ranges from basic through to advanced).
Tax Treatment of Research &
Development Expenditure
This guidance explains the tax reliefs for investment in research
and development (R&D), including changes introduced in 2000 and 2002. It
covers the definition of R&D for tax purposes, and the special reliefs to encourage R&D.
Guide to the Tax Consequences
of Trading Over the Internet
These pages aim to give practical advice about the tax obligations
of businesses trading electronically and in particular over the
Internet, whether using the Internet for advertising, the placing
and receiving of orders, or making and receiving payments. This
guide also highlights what reliefs and incentives you are entitled
to.
The Joint Fashion Industry Team
(JOFIT)
The Joint Fashion Industry Team is the second stage of the Modernising
Government sponsored project in the Fashion Industry. Launched by
the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, it aims to improve service
to business, reduce fraud and improve regulatory understanding and
compliance through a multi-agency approach.
Links
This page contains links to other Government web sites that
you may find useful.
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