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HMRC Updates

How to Verify if a Letter from HMRC is Genuine

Scammers are becoming increasingly adept at fooling people. A favored tactic is a letter, text, or email purporting to be…

14 Oct 2024 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Tax implications of building an office for home working

Following the pandemic, flexible working hours are on the increase. This shift has given employees the legal right to request…

9 Oct 2024 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Using a property company for furnished holiday lets

The current tax regime for furnished holiday lettings has several advantages, including the ability to deduct interest and finance costs…

7 Oct 2024 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Voluntary Disclosure of Unreported Tax to HMRC

There are various reasons why a person may not have told HMRC about the tax they owe, ranging from a…

4 Oct 2024 Read article

Business Finance

Should you dispose of old documents?

Over the past few years, tax enquiries aimed at identifying and correcting errors or deliberate under-reporting in tax returns have…

1 Oct 2024 Read article

Employee Benefits & Expenses

Workplace nursery partnership schemes

No tax charge arises regarding providing a nursery place for an employee’s child at a workplace nursery provided that the…

28 Sep 2024 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Utilising losses from a property rental business

Where a landlord makes a loss on their property rental business, the options for using that loss are limited. The…

27 Sep 2024 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Are professional fees tax deductible?

The answer to this question depends on what type of professional fees have been incurred. Professional fees are income and…

20 Sep 2024 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

End of the FHL regime and transitional rules

Landlords with furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) currently enjoy favorable tax advantages compared to those letting residential property on longer-term lets.…

18 Sep 2024 Read article

VAT

VAT on school fees

As outlined before the election, the new Government is to go ahead with its proposal to impose VAT on school…

16 Sep 2024 Read article

Corporation Tax

The company makes a loss – can a dividend be paid?

Anyone who invests in a company is taking a chance, hoping that the directors, as representatives, will use the money…

11 Sep 2024 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Treating tenants’ deposits correctly for tax purposes

It is usual for a landlord to require a deposit from a tenant as security against damage to the property.…

9 Sep 2024 Read article

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More Blog insights

How to Verify if a Letter from HMRC is Genuine

Tax implications of building an office for home working

Using a property company for furnished holiday lets

Voluntary Disclosure of Unreported Tax to HMRC

Should you dispose of old documents?

Workplace nursery partnership schemes

Utilising losses from a property rental business

Are professional fees tax deductible?

End of the FHL regime and transitional rules

VAT on school fees

The company makes a loss – can a dividend be paid?

Treating tenants’ deposits correctly for tax purposes

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