VAT before and after Brexit

Businesses that buy goods from the EU or export goods to the EU would be advised to read the recent […]

Where there is a Will…

None of us relish the thought of our own demise which probably explains why approximately 70% of us have not […]

What has hope got to do with it?

In a recent tax case, Pallister v Revenue & Customs, Pallister’s son (PJ) was left a share in his deceased […]

Boosting recycling through the tax system

The government has announced that it has received record-breaking support from members of the public to counter the blight of […]

New ideas from government think tank

At the beginning of August, the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) – a government department charged with coming up with […]

Tax Diary August/September 2018

1 August 2018 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 October 2017. 19 August 2018 […]

Ask the government to sell property

UK residents can ask for publicly owned land and buildings to be sold if they think that the property is […]

When is Capital Gains Tax payable

Notwithstanding any of the comments that follow, an individual is allowed to make tax-free capital gains of £11,700 during 2018-19. […]

Changes to rent a room relief

A new test is to be added to the qualifying criteria for rent-a-room relief from April 2019. The test will […]

Points based penalties

In the recently published draft clauses that will form the basis of the Budget later this year, HMRC has outlined […]