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Landlords can reduce their tax bill by up to £1,500 a year with the Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance. Unless extended in the forthcoming budget, this

This relief will help you to defer capital gains tax (CGT) when you give away chargeable assets or if you sell something subject to CGT

  Why you need a business plan  A business plan is a written document that describes your business. It covers objectives, strategies, sales, marketing and

From April, people automatically enrolled into a workplace pension will see their charges capped at 0.75%, unless they have chosen a more expensive option. The

Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced recently government-wide support for a new scheme that will become available to thousands of potential tenants. The minister said he

In preparation for the 2017 Revaluation, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is sending out forms to ratepayers from January asking for information about their property

The deadline for submitting your Self Assessment tax return for 2013-14 has passed. The online filing date, after which penalties apply, was midnight, 31 January

HMRC have published details of a new consultation they are undertaking to tighten the rules that will be applied to tax payers who use avoidance

You may feel aggrieved that you were unable to file your return on time for a perfectly valid reason. If you want to appeal against

The local property tax you pay, in England and Wales, will be either Council Tax or Non-domestic (business) Rates depending on the type of property.

In a recent case considered by the courts a company that sold a baby lifting blanket appealed a ruling by HMRC that the supply was

1 February 2015 – Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 30 April 2014.  19 February 2015 – PAYE and NIC deductions

What you can reclaim As an employer, you can usually reclaim 92% of employees’ Statutory Maternity (SMP), Paternity and Adoption Pay. You can reclaim 103%

Women are more likely than men to send in their tax return on time, an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) analysis has revealed. For every

As we are approaching the end of the 2014-15 tax year, individuals who own assets that are subject to capital gains tax (CGT) may be