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Struggling to pay tax – What should you do?
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 already struggling to pay their Christmas credit card bills. However unpalatable the 31 January tax deadline is, i...
Payments on account – Who needs to pay?
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 penalty is to be avoided. The exception to this is where a notice to file a return for 202...
Reporting Covid-19 Support Payments on your tax return
Reporting Covid-19 Support Payments on your tax return If you are self-employed and you received Covid-19 support payments during the pandemic, you may need to report these on your self-assessment tax return. If you are an employee and you were furloughed and received f...
Electric charging points – Is there a tax liability?
Electric charging points – Is there a tax liability? As part of the Government’s push to encourage drivers to ‘go electric’, the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced an extension to a £50 million Government fund to install electric charge ...
Increasing the Normal Minimum Pension Age
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 an unauthorised pension charge (unless they take their pension earlier due to ill-health). Registered pension...
Register for Child Benefit even if the HICBC applies
Register for Child Benefit even if the HICBC applies If you are responsible for bringing up a child who is under the age of 16, or under the age of 20 where they remain in approved education or training (such as A levels but not education at an advanced level, such as univ...
How to avoid debt this Christmas
How to avoid debt this Christmas For many people Christmas is a stressful time of year when it comes to their finances, and this year will be no exception. The pandemic and impact of Brexit, coupled with soaring energy prices, and the crisis with Universal Credit, has hit ...
New reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and leisure
New reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and leisure The hospitality and leisure industry were particularly hard hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns. To help the industry recover they benefitted from a reduced rate of VAT of 5% from 15 July ...
Cryptocurrency + Tax = Do you know the rules??
Cryptocurrency + Tax = Do you know the rules?? Do you know your Bitcoin from your Ethereum? Your XRP from your Algorand? If so, you might be interested to read this…especially if you have ‘realised’ some of your cryptocurrency. Many individuals are unwitting...
Get ready for the next steps of Making Tax Digital
Get ready for the next steps of Making Tax Digital Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government programme to move to a digital tax world. HMRC’s stated ambition is to become one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world. MTD involves fundamental changes...
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