HMRC has closed its phone lines – How to make contact
With four days’ notice, a trial to redirect Self Assessment (SA) queries from HMRC’s phone helpline to its digital services started on 12 June, running
With four days’ notice, a trial to redirect Self Assessment (SA) queries from HMRC’s phone helpline to its digital services started on 12 June, running
Landlords who have benefited from rising property prices in recent years may wish to consider releasing equity now in case prices drop. This may be
If you are a VAT-registered business you must charge VAT when you make taxable supplies. You must also pay over the difference between VAT you
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, many employees are looking to save money. One option is to cut the cost of the commute by cycling to
Although spouses and civil partners are taxed independently, there are some tax breaks available. One of these is the ability for spouses and civil partners
It will not always be apparent when a hobby tips over into a trade and the point at which you need to declare your income
During the Covid-19 pandemic, HMRC paused much of their tax collection work, both to allow resources to be diverted to other activities, such as administering
Under real time information (RTI), employers are required to report pay and deductions information to HMRC ‘at or before’ the time that the payment is
All business must start at some point, and a furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) business is no exception. Unlike other rental properties, furnished holiday lettings enjoy
A SIC code stands for Standard Industrial Classification code and classifies your business activity at Companies House. SIC code for a company can be changed
If you sell a property that has not been your main residence throughout the period that you have owned it, you may need to pay
No one likes the idea of the taxman taking a chunk of their estate when they die, particularly if it will be necessary to sell
Open until 31 March 2021, the Governments’ Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) helped support businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, permitting firms to apply a minimum
All taxpayers have a responsibility to complete their tax returns correctly, to the best of their ability. However, inevitably, mistakes occur which may not be
The vast majority of businesses pay their tax bills on time however, any that are finding it hard to make payment in full and/or on
Personal allowances may be lost It should be noted that the loss carried back cannot beIt is not uncommon to realize a loss in the early
Family and personal companies are often ‘close’ companies. Broadly, this is one that is controlled by five or fewer shareholders or any number of shareholders
As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end, employers with employees who are still on furlough will need to decide whether they are
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the advice was ‘work from home if you can’. As a result, millions of employees found themselves working at home, often
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