The cash basis scheme helps many sole traders and other unincorporated businesses to manage their financial affairs. The scheme is not open to limited companies and limited liability partnerships. Using the scheme, allows qualifying businesses to use the cash basis when recording income and expenditure.
You must have a turnover of £150,000 or less to join the scheme and you can continue using the scheme until your turnover reaches £300,000. However, certain small businesses are more suited to using the case basis than others. The scheme is most suitable to relatively modest businesses especially those that provide services.
If you are using the cash basis scheme, then capital expenditure is usually treated as an allowable business expense with the following exceptions:
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