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Basis periods and change of accounting date

HMRC’s guidance lists the following useful examples about a change of accounting date: If your accounting date in 2016 to 2017 is more than 12 months after the end of the basis period for 2015 to 2016, your basis period is the period between

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Paying wages to connected persons

The definition of a connected person for tax purposes includes certain relatives, trustees, partners and companies. A person is connected with an individual if that person is the individual’s spouse or civil partner a relative of the

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Government alert for charities

The Charity Commission is the non-ministerial department responsible for registering and regulating charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Commission has published an alert after receiving

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Cash gifts this Christmas

We thought it would be useful to remind our readers of the IHT implications of making cash gifts this Christmas. You can give away up to £3,000 worth of gifts each tax year. This is known as your annual exemption. Any unused part of the annual

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Could you claim a Christmas tax bonus?

If you are entitled to the marriage allowance and have not yet applied, then you could receive a well-timed Christmas bonus of up to £1,150 from HMRC. The marriage allowance is available to qualifying married couples and those in a civil

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Duty free limits if you are travelling abroad

Here is a reminder of your duty and tax free allowances if travelling abroad this Christmas. Travelling to an EU country Where tobacco or alcohol is brought in from another EU country, no duties or tax will be payable as long as you can demonstrate

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When VAT should not be charged

When a VAT registered business issues an invoice to their customer, they must seek to ensure that they charge the correct rate of VAT. Whilst most businesses in the UK charge VAT at the standard rate of 20%, there are a number of different VAT rates

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Overview of foreign income taxation

Income Tax is generally payable on taxable income received by individuals including earnings from employment, earnings from self-employment, pensions income, interest on most savings, dividend income, rental income and trust income. The tax rules for

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