Animation Developer Guide 5: Digital Tax Accounts and Software
The Guides
- Animation Studio Accounting
- Guide 1- Limited Companies
- Guide 2 – Personal Tax
- Guide 3 – VAT
- Guide 4 – Payroll and Workplace Pensions
- Guide 5 – Digital Tax Accounts and Software
- Guide 6 – Funding your Prototype
- Guide 7 – Corporation Tax
- Guide 8 -R&D Tax Relief Claims for SMEs
- Guide 9 – Animation Tax Relief Claims
- Guide 10 – Understanding your Accounts
- Guide 11 – British Film Institute (BFI) certification
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Introduction
The government has announced that as part of its vision to modernise the tax system, tax returns will be replaced by digital tax accounts for individuals and businesses.
The digital accounts aim to bring together each taxpayer’s details in one place, just like an online bank account, so they can register for new services, update their information, and understand quickly and easily what they need to pay – without ever having to complete a tax return again.
The government believe it will be a help for small businesses, as they will be able to link their accounting software to their personalised tax account and have the option to pay as they go. This will give them more certainty about what they need to pay and when, so they can manage their cash flow better.
It is understood that all businesses will need to keep their bookkeeping and accounting records digitally, as paper will no longer be deemed sufficient. It is also expected that businesses will be required to submit their accounting records to HMRC quarterly under this regime.
Timeline
April 2019: All businesses who have turnover above the VAT threshold start updating HMRC quarterly for VAT obligations through MTD compatible software.
April 2022: VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover below £85,000 will be required to follow MTD rules.
Bookkeeping software
HMRC will not be offering free to use software to enable businesses to report their results quarterly.
Many businesses have already or will soon be considering switching to currently available digital software, partly in preparation for the changes, but partly due to the benefits of using modern bookkeeping software to manage their business.
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