The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) We have written at some length about the major changes to the capital allowances fixtures regime which came into full effect in April 2014. This has focused much attention on the risks now faced by buyers of commercial property, and their advisers, if they do not consider capital allowances during […]
Capital Allowances Freezers This is a capital allowances case study for commercial property. Please do not waste time rushing to your kitchen to see if there is a wad of cash in the ice-box. Industrial freezers used in commercial properties are actually the subject of this capital allowances case study. We recently completed a capital […]
Do Carpets Qualify for Capital Allowances Purposes? The reason for making this post is this is one question which does seem to be asked quite frequently judging by the number of internet searches that Google receives on the subject. HMRC normally accepts both carpets and linoleum qualify for capital allowances as they are plant (see […]
Maximising Capital Allowances on Development / Refurbishment Historically much of our capital allowances claims work has been on the purchase of second hand property. However we are being engaged more and more to maximise the capital allowances claimed on the refurbishment and / or redevelopment of commercial property. For example, at the time of writing […]
Capital Allowances Claims a must for Care & Nursing Home Owners In a previous blog post we pointed out how financially beneficial a capital allowances claim could be for Hotel owners. Much of the information supplied in this previous blog is also relevant to Care & Nursing Homes whether owned by individuals or larger limited […]