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• Start of a property rental business (3 October 2024)
• Using a property company for FHL (3 October 2024)
• UK tax treatment of rent from overseas properties (3 October 2024)
• Tax implications on home office (3 October 2024)
• Tax relief for trading losses (3 October 2024)
• Restarting child benefit claims (2 October 2024)
• Should you dispose of old documents? (2 October 2024)
• What HMRC do if you don't pay tax? (2 October 2024)
• Do I need to worry about IR35? (2 October 2024)
• How to verify genuine HMRC letters (2 October 2024)
• Voluntary tax disclosure to HMRC (2 October 2024)
• Utilising loss from property rental business (9 September 2024)
• End of the FHL regime and transitional rules (9 September 2024)
• Treating tenants’ deposits correctly for tax purposes (9 September 2024)
• Are professional fees tax deductible? (9 September 2024)
• Company makes loss – can dividend be paid?   (9 September 2024)
• Be aware of VAT bad debt relief (9 September 2024)
• New residence-based regime for foreign income and gains (9 September 2024)
• Claiming refunds of overpaid PAYE (9 September 2024)
• Workplace nursery partnership schemes (9 September 2024)
• VAT on school fees (9 September 2024)
• Using form R40 to claim a tax refund (3 September 2024)
• Accountancy Services for Small Businesses (3 September 2024)
• How to Find an Accountant for Small Business (31 August 2024)
• Limited Company Accounts: Simplified Guide (28 August 2024)
• Business Tax Return: Top Tips for Filing (13 August 2024)
• Beware of the lifetime limit when claiming BADR on the sale of the FHL (7 August 2024)
• Claiming a deduction for the expenses of a property business (7 August 2024)
• A repair or an improvement and why it matters (6 August 2024)
• Tax implications of different methods of business finance (6 August 2024)
• Claiming tax relief on work clothes (6 August 2024)
• When is a VAT invoice not a VAT invoice? (6 August 2024)
• Class 2 NIC refunds made in error – Action to take (6 August 2024)
• Making student loan repayments through Self Assessment (6 August 2024)
• VAT flat rate scheme – Is it for you? (6 August 2024)
• Wealthy taxpayers within PAYE – When is a tax return required? (6 August 2024)
• When is a child’s income taxable on their parent? (5 August 2024)
• Advantages of Virtual Finance Office Services for SMEs (13 July 2024)
• Tax implications of letting out your drive (4 July 2024)
• Letting through a company (4 July 2024)
• Brightline test for FHLs ruled out (4 July 2024)
• Encouraging private investment into small and medium-sized companies (4 July 2024)
• VAT – payback and clawback rules – what happens if there is a change of plan? (4 July 2024)
• Is it worth filing a formal complaint with HMRC?    (4 July 2024)
• Tax relief on charitable donations (4 July 2024)
• Setting up as a sole trader (4 July 2024)
• Will paying voluntary NICs boost your pension? (4 July 2024)
• Investing the proceeds from the sale of the family home (4 July 2024)
• Do you now need to pay tax on your dividend income? (4 July 2024)
• Top Tax Tips for Small Businesses in UK (15 June 2024)
• The SDLT supplement and changing your main residence (10 June 2024)
• VAT and DIY housebuilders (10 June 2024)
• Which home is the main residence? (10 June 2024)
• Do you have to take a dividend? Reasons why not to (10 June 2024)
• Tax implications of company failure (10 June 2024)
• Retiring an employee tax efficiently (10 June 2024)
• Advantages of filing your 2023/24 tax return early (10 June 2024)
• IHT transferable nil rate bands (10 June 2024)
• Five common capital gains tax errors (10 June 2024)
• Tax-free savings income in 2024/25 (10 June 2024)
• Cash basis by default (10 June 2024)
• Should I sell before the end of the FHL regime? (9 May 2024)
• Relief for replacement domestic items (9 May 2024)
• HMRC revise stance on replacement boilers (9 May 2024)
• Post-cessation expenses – When and how are they allowable?                     (9 May 2024)
• HMRC informers – How important are they in reducing the 'tax gap'? (9 May 2024)
• Partnerships – Cessation on death of a partner (9 May 2024)
• Taxation of company cars in 2024/25 (9 May 2024)
• VAT records – What do you need to keep? (9 May 2024)
• New VAT thresholds – When must you register and when can you deregister? (9 May 2024)
• Small earnings from self-employment – Tax and National Insurance implications (9 May 2024)
• Extracting profits in 2024/25 (9 May 2024)
• 10 Tips for Optimizing Final Accounts in Construction (18 April 2024)
• Business rates for 2024/25 and changes to empty property relief (3 April 2024)
• End of multiple dwellings relief for SDLT (3 April 2024)
• Reduction in higher rate of capital gains tax on residential property gains (3 April 2024)
• Employer-provided equipment – Tax implications for employees of working from home (3 April 2024)
• Advertising or promotion verses entertainment or hospitality – Which is allowable? (3 April 2024)
• The confusion surrounding the VAT reverse charge (3 April 2024)
• Training costs and the self-employed (3 April 2024)
• Reform of the High-Income Child Benefit Charge (3 April 2024)
• Make the most of your ISA allowance (3 April 2024)
• Income tax rates and allowances for 2024/25 (3 April 2024)
• NIC cuts and what they mean for you (3 April 2024)
• Changes in Taxes and Benefits from Spring Budget 2024 (1 April 2024)
• Efficient Payroll Services for UK Construction Businesses (28 March 2024)
• Calculating the capital gain on the sale of an investment property (12 March 2024)
• Inflationary gains and the CGT trap (12 March 2024)
• Boost your income by letting out your spare room (12 March 2024)
• Splitting a company – Tax efficiently (12 March 2024)
• Work clothes – Can they be claimed against tax? (12 March 2024)
• Incidental overnight expenses – A little known tax break (12 March 2024)
• Understanding your tax code (12 March 2024)
• Making use of your inheritance tax allowances (12 March 2024)
• Dispose of assets before 6 April 2024 to take advantage of the higher annual exempt amount (12 March 2024)
• Check your National Insurance record (12 March 2024)
• Selling online – When do you need to tell HMRC? (12 March 2024)
• Repairs and improvements – What is the difference and why does it matter? (6 February 2024)
• Avoid the temptation to make speculative SDLT claims (6 February 2024)
• Financing an investment property (6 February 2024)
• HMRC's use of artificial intelligence – How AI is assessing the risk of tax evasion by businesses (6 February 2024)
• Working for an umbrella company – Be aware of the risks (6 February 2024)
• Pre-trading expenses – Be aware of the rules (6 February 2024)
• NMW from April 2024 – Make sure you comply (6 February 2024)
• Register to payroll benefits in kind (6 February 2024)
• Relevant motoring expenditure and NIC – Are you due a refund? (6 February 2024)
• Making pension contributions before 6 April 2024 (6 February 2024)
• Extracting further profits in 2023/24 (6 February 2024)
• Using a period of grace election for furnished holiday lettings (17 January 2024)
• Making Tax Digital for landlords (17 January 2024)
• Making use of the property allowance (17 January 2024)
• What to do if you receive one of HMRC's nudge letters (17 January 2024)
• Tax implications of buying a customer list (17 January 2024)
• Marriage allowance – A possible tax break for married couples or civil partnerships (17 January 2024)
• Capital gains tax year-end planning (17 January 2024)
• Have you used your 2023/24 dividend allowance? (17 January 2024)
• Cash basis extended (17 January 2024)
• National Insurance cut for employees and directors (17 January 2024)
• NIC payable by the self-employed from April 2024 (17 January 2024)
• Beware property PM partnerships involving hybrid arrangements (4 December 2023)
• Divorce and the former marital home (4 December 2023)
• When does the period of ownership for PRR start? (4 December 2023)
• PAYE settlement agreements – What are they and how do you set one up? (4 December 2023)
• Is it time to disincorporate? (4 December 2023)
• Can mileage claims include loan interest? (4 December 2023)
• Depreciation versus capital allowances (4 December 2023)
• Reporting payment to HMRC if you pay your employees early in December (4 December 2023)
• Can you benefit from the marriage allowance? (4 December 2023)
• Reclaiming section 455 tax paid (4 December 2023)
• Submit your tax return by 30 December to have your tax collected through PAYE (4 December 2023)
• Autumn Statement 2023 (23 November 2023)
• Is a derelict property still a residential property for SDLT purposes? (13 November 2023)
• Letting the FHL for longer periods during the off-season (13 November 2023)
• Can I deduct the higher interest costs of my new fixed rate mortgage? (13 November 2023)
• Redundancy – Taxation of payments (13 November 2023)
• Associated company rules – Implications post-1 April 2023 (13 November 2023)
• Exceeding VAT threshold temporarily – What can be done? (13 November 2023)
• Relief for pre-trading expenses (13 November 2023)
• Get your overlap relief figure (13 November 2023)
• Dealing with gift hold-over relief ‘nudge’ letters (13 November 2023)
• Common NMW errors to avoid (13 November 2023)
• Separating couples – Importance of checking your child benefit claim (13 November 2023)
• Extracting profits from a property company (6 October 2023)
• Check your business rates are not too high (6 October 2023)
• Paper version of capital gains tax on UK property return (6 October 2023)
• HMRC's complaints process (6 October 2023)
• Alphabet shares (6 October 2023)
• The implications of late VAT registration (4 October 2023)
• Tax and influencers (4 October 2023)
• Beware of diverting dividends to minor children to fund education (4 October 2023)
• Relief for post-cessation expenses (4 October 2023)
• Telling HMRC that you have no corporation tax to pay (4 October 2023)
• Key person insurance – When can you claim a deduction? (2 October 2023)
• Mixed-use properties and SDLT (2 September 2023)
• Selling the garden for development (2 September 2023)
• Tax implications of termination payments (2 September 2023)
• CGT advantages of furnished holiday lettings (2 September 2023)