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Certain property, whether occupied or out of use for a period, may be eligible for exemption from payment of business rates. The GOV.UK website lists

HMRC have determined that you must complete a self assessment tax return if any of the following circumstances apply to your personal, financial circumstances:  

All active building contractors and building subcontractors are subject to HMRC regulation. The rules they have to abide by are set out in the Construction

In March 2014 the European Commission published a report entitled Macroeconomic Imbalances United Kingdom 2014. The text includes a few observations on the UK property

You can get small business rate relief if you only use one property and its rateable value is less than £12,000. Until 31 March 2015

A member of the one of the UK’s biggest tobacco smuggling gangs, who fled to Spain to avoid prison, has been returned to the UK

At present, taxpayers who own more than one property used as residences by them, can make a formal election to determine which of their properties

 1 June 2014 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 August 2013.  19 June 2014 – PAYE and NIC deductions

HMRC has proposed to relax the current online filing of VAT returns. They are going to improve the telephone filing service by making it possible

 There are a number of assets that you can sell at a profit without paying capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale. They include: Any

HMRC have had recent successes in the courts that have neutralised tax schemes utilising charity tax reliefs. Here’s what they have to say on the

Institute for Fiscal Studies director, Paul Johnson, recently spoke at the annual Chartered Tax Advisor Address. He pointed out a number of the unnecessary complications

Consider this case study: Bill Smith, a self-employed electrician, purchased a brand new van 15 March 2014 for £18,000. Due to a downturn in the local

HMRC have published further clarification regarding who can, or cannot, claim the new £2,000 a year NIC Employment Allowance. Extracts from the update are set

If you are a registered VAT trader and your present turnover is below £150,000 you may be advised to take a look at the VAT