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Updated calculator on calculating holiday entitlement

The Government has published a revised holiday entitlement calculator, intended as a temporary replacement while the original calculator “undergoes maintenance”, ...
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When Inheritance Tax applies to pensions

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is levied on a person’s estate when they die and can also be payable during a person’s ...
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Income excluded from property business

HMRC publishes a list of income streams that are excluded from a UK property businesses' taxable income. The list includes ...
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Accounting periods if company has two or more trades

A tax accounting period for Corporation Tax purposes cannot exceed a 12 month period. If company accounts cover less than ...
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New advisory fuel rates published

Advisory fuel rates are intended to reflect actual average fuel costs and are updated quarterly. The rates can be used ...
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Loss of tax personal allowance

If your income is expected to exceed £100,000 for the first time, we would like to remind you of the ...
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Child Benefit tax charge

The High Income Child Benefit tax charge could apply to you or your partner if either of your individual taxable ...
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Shared parental leave entitlements

The shared parental leave and pay rules offer working parents’ far greater choice as to how they share the care ...
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Tax Diary December 2019/January 2020

1 December 2019 - Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 28 February 2019. 19 December 2019 ...
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Reporting PAYE information in real time

In December 2018, HMRC wrote to employers to advise of a temporary easement on reporting PAYE information in real time ...
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VAT Standard Retail Schemes

VAT retail schemes are a special set of schemes used by retail businesses to account for VAT. The schemes are ...
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Life policies and Inheritance Tax

A life policy is a contract with an insurance company. In exchange for premium payments the insurance company provides a ...
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Gifts Hold-Over Relief

Gift Hold-Over Relief is effectively a deferral of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when assets are given away (including certain shares) ...
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Basic tax considerations if you come to work in the UK

If you come to live in the UK there are basic tax considerations that you will need to observe. Most ...
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Using your own vehicle for work?

If you are an employee and use your own money to buy things you need for your job, you can ...
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Avoiding tax scams

Fraudsters are continuing to target taxpayers with scam emails in advance of the 31 January deadline for submission of Self-Assessment ...
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Affected by the recent floods?

The Government has put a number of emergency flood measures in place to help those affected by the recent devastating ...
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Who can be a salaried member

The salaried member legislation can apply to certain members of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). This can happen where HMRC ...
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