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A new strategy is calling on employers to boost the number of older workers and ensure they are not writing people off once they reach

Personal Tax and miscellaneous matters Personal Tax allowance The personal allowances for 2017-18 is £11,500 (2016-17: £11,000). Transferrable allowances The maximum amount of free personal

Although the financial impact of this allowance is relatively low, it is surprising that there has not been more uptake of the Marriage Allowance since

In no particular order changes already announced include: The personal tax allowance will increase to £11,500 and the higher rate threshold will rise to £45,000.

Property business owners, particularly buy-to-let landlords, have been hit with a number of quite dramatic changes in their tax status. One of the most draconian

A search is underway to recruit the UK’s first Small Business Commissioner. The commissioner will be a high profile role supporting small businesses in payment

1 March 2017 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 May 2016. 2 March 2017 – Self Assessment tax for

People planning their retirement will be able to withdraw up to £1,500 from their pension pots tax-free to pay for financial advice, under recent plans

Buy-to-let property owners have been singled out in recent budgets for some quite draconian tax changes. One of the most pervasive starts 6 April 2017.

A reminder that from 6 April 2017 Lifetime ISAs are available as an alternative tax-free investment. The lifetime Individual Savings Account (ISA) is a longer

While we are members of the EU, it continues to be the case that there are no limits to the alcohol and cigarettes you can

Although HMRC refer to taxpayers as customers, and thereby suggest a degree of customer service, in the real world this rarely extends to offering “customers”

The title of this posting describes an important concept when considering claims for expenditure to reduce our tax bills. By and large, HMRC will accept

We have advised readers in previous postings that HMRC seem to be intent on digitising the upload of small business accounting data from April 2018.

HMRC have the following advice to offer: “You may be able to claim tax relief if you have to use your own money for travel