Representing yourself at the First Tier Tribunal is one thing, but relying on artificial intelligence (AI) as a basis for appealing an HMRC decision, without human verification, is quite another. Discovery assessment A recently heard…
Paying the high income child benefit charge
From this summer, employed taxpayers who have to pay the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) will no longer need to complete a self assessment tax return. Instead, they can report the charge using HMRC’s…
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…
Making Tax Digital latest
Although Making Tax Digital (MTD) for the self-employed and landlords is still more than a year away, the October 2024 Budget further extended its scope with the announcement that it will apply to those with…
From new year to year end – time to keep a tax-planning resolution?
As 2025 gets under way, it is once again the time of year to start considering your tax year-end planning. The early months of the year are the time to undertake year-end tax planning. Unsurprisingly,…
Unclaimed child trust funds
With around 670,000 child trust fund (CTF) accounts sitting unclaimed by Generation Z adults aged between 18 and 22, HMRC is concerned. CTFs were opened for every child born between 1 September 2002 and 2…
Child benefit charge changes confirmed
Taxpayers will benefit from the changes made to the high income child benefit charge thanks to all tax measures from the March 2024 Budget being enacted before parliament was prorogued. Changes to benefit charge For…
Increased income – the double-edged sword
With tax bands and other thresholds frozen, taxpayers should be aware of the implications of their income increasing. Increased income can mean more than facing a higher tax bill. Higher rate taxpayers need to look…
Handy hints ahead of self-assessment
The 31 January 2024 deadline for submitting a 2022/23 self-assessment tax return is not far off, especially for those not yet registered. Anyone who has not previously registered for self-assessment – but needs to submit…
New PAYE process for High Income Child Benefit Charge
One of the many criticisms aimed at the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is that anyone caught by the charge needs to submit a self-assessment tax return even if all of their tax is…