Have You Forgotten Your Capital Gains Tax Return?

So many people have forgotten about the 30-day filing and payment deadline for Capital Gains Tax during the lockdown ...

SDLT: Stamp Duty Land Tax Surcharge On Derelict Properties

If you've bought a derelict property since March 2016, you may be due a rebate if you paid Stamp Duty Land Tax ...

Remember To File Your Employment Related Securities Return

The 2019/20 tax year is over and there are filings that need to be made, including the Employment Related Securities return ...

Second Self-Employed Income Support Scheme Announced

I was heartened to hear that many will receive another payment from the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme ...

HMRC Wins In-Specie Pension Contributions Appeal

In a recent Upper-Tier Tribunal decision, HMRC was permitted to deny tax relief on some in-specie pension contributions ...

Extension To Time Limit To Notify HMRC Of An Option To Tax

We live in interesting times right now, so it's nice that HMRC has given us a break with the option to tax time limit ...

HMRC Loses Another Employment Status Case

HMRC appeals a lot of employment status cases, but one came to light recently where HMRC lost its appeal ...

Working From Home: What Tax Reliefs Are Available?

Working from home is something many of us have been subject to during the UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown ...

Update On The Trust Registration Service (TRS)

I've already written about the upcoming changes to the Trust Registration Service, but here's an update ...

Update On The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme

The Government recently published further guidance on the new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme ...

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Portal Opens On 20 April!

HMRC has announced plans to open the new online Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) service on the 20th April ...

Support For Operators Of FHLs And Serviced Accommodation

There have been a number of measures announced by the Government to support businesses across the country ...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Explained

HMRC released much more detailed guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) last week ...

HMRC Time To Pay Arrangements To Help Taxpayers

Time To Pay (TTP) arrangements extend payment deadlines for taxpayers in financial distress due to Coronavirus ...

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Surcharge For Non Resident Purchasers

The Chancellor has confirmed a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge coming into effect on the 1st April 2021 ...

Entrepreneurs' Relief: Do You Charge Your Company Rent?

It's common for directors to own their business premises. This is because it's sometimes cheaper to buy than to rent ...

End Of Year Tax Planning Checklist

As we approach the end of the current tax year, it's worth giving some consideration to end of year tax planning ...

Jointly Owned Property And The Use Of HMRC Form 17

Surely, if a rental property is owned as tenants in common and the split is 70:30, this is what we can declare on our tax return, right?