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This area contains important information for limited company directors and shareholders, including advice on buying a 'ready-made' company, essential legal issues, tax saving and planning strategies and ideas on how to maximise the benefit of our services.The legal and taxation regime for limited companies continues to change. The 2008 Budget confirmed that the main rate of corporation tax commencing 1 April 2008 is 28%, while the small companies' rate is 21%. This last rate will increase to 22% from 1 April 2009.
The Companies Act 2006, complete with almost 1,300 sections comes into force completely by 1 October 2008. Visit our Companies Act 2006 section for further details of the changes already introduced and those planned for 1 October 2008 when the new provisions relating to directors' responsibilities to their companies come into force. From 1 October 2007 the Act abolishes the requirement for a private company to have an AGM. However some companies may have provisions in their articles requiring an AGM.
The Companies Act 2006
- An Introduction to the Companies Act 2006
- An overview of the key changes
- A more in-depth look at the Act
- Other sections of the Act
The Birth of the Company
- Should you form a limited company?
- Forming a limited company
- Buying a company 'off the shelf'
- The law and directors' responsibilities
- Statutory records
- The company secretary
Tax and the Company and its Directors
- Benefits in kind & expenses payments
- Corporation tax self assessment
- Tax and the company car
- Tax saving strategies
- Company bonus or dividend?
Insights into the Tax System
- Interest and tax payments
- Main capital allowances
- Industrial buildings allowance
- Corporation tax rates
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