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What to do if you need to change your tax return
What to do if you need to change your tax return You made it and filed your self-assessment tax return for 2018/19 by the 31 January 2020. However, having felt pleased with yourself, you realise to your horror that you have made a mistake and need to correct your return. ...
Making the most of pension tax allowances
Making the most of pension tax allowances There are many ways in which you can make the most of your pension tax allowances. Pension savings can be tax efficient, as contributions to registered pension schemes attract tax relief up to certain limits. Limit ...
Make use of the capital gains tax inter-spouse exemption
Make use of the capital gains tax inter-spouse exemption There are a number of tax concessions available to married couples and civil partners which recognise that their financial affairs may be interlinked. One of these concessions relates to the transfer of assets betwee...
Gift cards and the trivial benefits exemption
Gift cards and the trivial benefits exemption The trivial benefits exemption allows employers to ignore benefits in kind that cost £50 or less for tax purposes, as long as the conditions of the exempt...
Should an LLP partner be treated as a salaried partner?
Should an LLP partner be treated as a salaried partner? As a general rule, the individual partners in a partnership are treated as self-employed for tax purposes. Consequently, they pay tax under the self-assessment system and pay Class 2 and ...
Get clued up for claiming tax relief for trading losses
Relief for trading losses In the event that a loss arises in a trade or profession, consideration should be given as how best to obtain relief for that loss. A...
Entertaining expenses are complicated, make sure you know the facts!
Can we deduct entertaining expenses? The tax rules on the deductibility of entertaining expenses are harsh and often misunderstood. The fact that the expenditure is incurred for business purposes does not...
Don’t assume HMRC is right – check your tax calculation
Check your tax calculation Each year HMRC undertake a PAYE reconciliation for employed individuals who are not required to submit a tax return to check that the correct amount of tax has been paid. Where it has not, HMRC will send out either a P800 tax calculation or a PA3...
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