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Property & Landlord Tax

Capital allowances and furnished holiday lettings

When it comes to let properties, furnished holiday lettings (FHL) are a special case and benefit from a number of…

24 Dec 2021 Read article

Capital Gains Tax

Reporting and paying tax on UK residential property gains

Where a chargeable gain arises in respect of a UK residential property, since April 2020, the gain must be reported…

22 Dec 2021 Read article

Pensions & Retirement

Do I need to top up my pension?

A full single tier state pension is payable to people who have 35 qualifying years. Individuals who have less than…

21 Dec 2021 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Overlap profits – What are they and when is relief given?

Under the current rules for determining which profits of an unincorporated business are taxed in a particular tax year, some…

20 Dec 2021 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Income from savings – What is tax-free

Not all types of income are equal from a tax perspective, and savings income enjoys dedicated allowances, tax rates and…

16 Dec 2021 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Struggling to pay tax – What should you do?

The January self-assessment payment deadline is not well timed, falling as it does in a month when people may be…

13 Dec 2021 Read article

Self Assessment & Income Tax

Payments on account – Who needs to pay and how are they calculated?

The self-assessment tax return for 2020/21 must be filed online by midnight on 31 January 2022 if a late filing…

6 Dec 2021 Read article

Capital Gains Tax

Different ways of deferring CGT by selling or gifting a business asset – hold over relief, roll over relief etc.

Capital gains tax (CGT) is levied on capital gains made on the disposal (including gifts) of most assets. However, if…

29 Nov 2021 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Treating deposits from tenants correctly for tax purposes

A landlord will normally take a deposit from a tenant when letting a property to cover the cost of any…

26 Nov 2021 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Reporting income from property

The deadline for filing the 2020/21 self-assessment tax return online is 31 January 2022. If you received income from property,…

19 Nov 2021 Read article

Property & Landlord Tax

Residential Property Developer Tax

Legislation has been published in draft which will bring a new tax – the Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT) onto…

18 Nov 2021 Read article

Pensions & Retirement

Increasing the normal minimum pension age

The normal minimum pension age (NMPA) is the age at which most pension savers can access their pensions without incurring…

15 Nov 2021 Read article

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Capital allowances and furnished holiday lettings

Reporting and paying tax on UK residential property gains

Do I need to top up my pension?

Overlap profits – What are they and when is relief given?

Income from savings – What is tax-free

Struggling to pay tax – What should you do?

Payments on account – Who needs to pay and how are they calculated?

Different ways of deferring CGT by selling or gifting a business asset – hold over relief, roll over relief etc.

Treating deposits from tenants correctly for tax purposes

Reporting income from property

Residential Property Developer Tax

Increasing the normal minimum pension age

Need advice tailored to your situation?

Happy with our services? Please leave us a Google Review. Click here

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