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Tenth anniversary of first Debt Relief Order (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
Debt Relief Orders (DROs) were first introduced in April 2009. The DROs assist people who have small Read More »

Estate Agents targeted (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
HMRC has launched an unannounced crackdown on money laundering regulation non-compliance by estate Read More »

Job related expenses you can claim against your tax (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
If you are an employee and use your own money to buy things that you need for your job, you may be able Read More »

Welsh Income Tax takes effect (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
The start of the 2019-20 tax year marked a fundamental change to the way Income Tax is calculated for Read More »

Let Property Disclosure Campaign (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
The Let Property Campaign provides landlords who have undeclared income from residential property Read More »

Outline of special rules for use of vouchers and credit tokens (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
HMRC’s Employment Income Manual is clear that there are special rules when an employee receives Read More »

What is domicile? (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
Domicile is a general legal concept which in basic terms is taken to mean the country where you Read More »

The VAT concept of business (Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
The VAT system is policed by HMRC and there can be heavy penalties for breaches of the Read More »

New guidance on the impact of Brexit on workplaces (Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00)
Acas has published new general guidance to assist employers and employees in understanding the impact Read More »

Right to work checks for EU nationals after Brexit (Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
The government has published new guidance which confirms that, once the UK leaves the EU and whether this Read More »

Capital expenditure for property businesses (Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
There are different rules which apply to different types of capital expenditure for a property business. Read More »

Dormant assets scheme expanded (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
Under the current scheme, banks and building societies transfer the money held in dormant accounts to a Read More »

Latest advice from government if we leave the EU (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
Although the EU have now extended the deadline to agree the withdrawal agreement - to 31 October 2019 - Read More »

Child Benefit Tax Charge (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
The High Income Child Benefit charge applies to taxpayers whose income exceeds £50,000 in a tax year and Read More »

Late filing penalty notices delayed (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
In an agent update published earlier this year HMRC wrote that as part of EU Exit contingency planning, a Read More »

Corporation Tax loss relief for losses carried forward (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
Corporation Tax relief may be available where your company or organisation makes a trading loss. The loss Read More »

The meaning of trade for tax purposes (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
Interestingly, there is no statutory definition of ‘trade’. The only statutory reference to the term Read More »

VAT Fuel Scale Charges (Wed, 10 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
The new VAT road fuel scale charges have been published. The changes amend the VAT scale charges for Read More »

Getting tax relief sooner for charitable donations (Wed, 03 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
If you are a higher rate or additional rate taxpayer, you are eligible to claim relief on the difference Read More »

Early birds get time to pay (Wed, 03 Apr 2019 05:00:00)
The 2018-19 tax year ended on 5 April 2019 and the new 2019-20 tax year started on 6 April 2019. Many Read More »