Self-employed people and landlords with an income between £20,000 and £30,000 will be required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) from 6 April 2028. This will bring a further 900,000 low-income taxpayers under the MTD…
Spring Statement: The Magic of £9.9 billion
There were no tax increases in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement (upgraded from an initial Spring Forecast), but that might just be pain deferred. Before becoming Chancellor, Rachel Reeves set out a new goal for the…
New tax year planning
The start of the new tax year warrants as much planning as the end of the old tax year. While the end of the tax year on 5 April is a major focus of tax…
Another Day, Another Validation Order…………
Another successful validation order obtained for our client. Many thanks to Kartikeya Sharma of 23ES for a brilliant job articulating what was a challenging case! Photo by GR Stocks on Unsplash
Late payment interest warning
A warning for the 1.1 million taxpayers who missed the 31 January filing deadline. It isn’t just penalties you will be incurring for subsequent late payment, but also late payment interest. A record amount of…
Heads Up: New Reporting Requirements for Dividend Data
Starting with the 2025/26 tax year, directors of close companies (owner-managed companies) will need to separate the dividend income received from their companies. This change will have an impact on almost 900,000 directors. In very…
Overseas workday relief set to improve
Employees coming to work in the UK should see an improvement in the new version of overseas workday relief set to be introduced from 6 April 2025. Current system Under the current system of overseas…
What’s new on MTD?
A busy start for HMRC on Making Tax Digital (MTD) for 2025 with focus falling on new guidance for three-line accounts and joint property income. Self-employed individuals and landlords with an annual income of more…
Property purchasing could get costlier……………
Although a late reprieve cannot be completely ruled out, the stamp duty cost of purchasing a property in England and Northern Ireland is set to go up from 1 April 2025. Stamp duty costs have…
What to expect from the Spring Forecast on 26 March
The Chancellor has announced the timing of her next formal report to Parliament. Cast your mind back six Chancellors ago to Philip Hammond (aka Spreadsheet Phil). In autumn 2016, Hammond announced a change to the…