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Don't miss out on tax reliefs

Personal Tax

It's an unfortunate fact that some of the most widely applicable tax reliefs are the most underclaimed. In an effort to encourage as many people as possible to claim these, HMRC has published a page giving a summary of the reliefs with a link for checking eligibility. What’s the full story?

27.04.2022

Court of Appeal rules in contractors' favour

Business Tax, Personal Tax

A TV presenter won a high-profile Upper Tribunal case regarding her employment status under the IR35 rules. HMRC appealed against this, but the Court of Appeal has just rejected its argument. What happened?

27.04.2022

HMRC updates MTD ITSA guidance

Business Tax, Personal Tax

HMRC has clarified which taxpayers can sign up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA) voluntarily in its updated guidance. Who can join early and is it worthwhile?

21.04.2022

HMRC starts to assess grant overpayments

Personal Tax

HMRC is currently writing to taxpayers that need to repay some or all of their self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) grants. What's the full story and what action needs to be taken on receipt of such a letter?

20.04.2022

Digitalisation reaches another rollout milestone

VAT

HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) project entered another key implementation phase on 1 April 2022, bringing more traders within the requirements of MTD for VAT. How will VAT-registered businesses be affected by this?

14.04.2022

New tax year brings new saving opportunities

Personal Tax

6 April 2022 marked the start of the new tax year. This means that taxpayers have a fresh opportunity to make the most of various annual allowances and exemptions. What kind of simple, but effective, ideas should they be looking at?

07.04.2022