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Many taxpayers who are required to file a self-assessment tax return to HM Revenue & Customs should now be preparing for their next half-yearly tax payment which is due by 31st July. The amount payable is the second payment-on-account for the 2019/20 tax year and is automatically calculated as half of the total tax liability…

To reflect the exceptional trading position many companies find themselves in during the Covid-10 pandemic, HMRC has updated its internal guidance regarding companies making claims for repayments of corporation tax based on anticipated losses, and claiming a repayment of corporation tax paid under the quarterly instalments regime.  Companies wishing to make such a claim will…

With an increasing pressure on the government to provide financial support to UK taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic, amongst other proposals, the government announced the option for taxpayers to defer the payment of their second payment on account for 2019/20. Provided the required payment is made before 31 January 2021, no interest charges will be…

Has your income dropped as a result of the COVID-19 crisis?  If it has, and you have children under the age of 16 and don’t ordinarily claim Child Benefit, you should evaluate whether you are now eligible to claim this benefit.   If you expect both you and your partner will each earn less than…

As a consequence of the Covid-19 lock down, most employees who are able to work from home, and who have not been furloughed, are now working from their private study, spare bedroom, dining room table, etc. So what home expenses can these employees reclaim, tax free, from their employer:   Supply of a mobile phone…

The marriage allowance allows you to transfer £1,250 of your unused personal allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner in a given tax year.   In order to qualify the one receiving the transfer must not be a higher rate tax payer and the lower earner must have income below their personal tax free…

Our Tax Department has written ‘A Brief Guide to Tax Planning for COVID-19’ please click the link below:   Tax planning for COVID-19 Brief Guide  

  If you reached state pension age after 6 April 2016 and deferred taking your pension, you will receive a higher weekly amount when you start receiving it. However, if you reached state pension age before 6 April 2016 there is a second option, which is to receive a state pension lump sum rather than…

As we approach the end of another personal tax year (5 April 2020), there are a number of tax planning opportunities for individuals to consider to ensure best use is made of currently available allowances, exemptions and favourable tax rates:   Tax year end planning Brief Guide_Feb 2020   With the 2020 Budget also just…

A successful legal case claiming that grain silos should be treated as plant and machinery for corporation tax purposes – rather than land and buildings – has resulted in a successful tax refund claim by Whitings.   The claim was submitted following precedent set in the legal case, and resulted in a substantial tax refund…