Donations through Gift Aid
The Gift Aid scheme is available to all UK taxpayers. The charity or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) concerned can take a taxpayer’s donation and, provided all the qualifying conditions are met,
Deadlines 2021-22 Self-Assessment tax return
The 2021-22 tax return deadline for taxpayers who continue to submit paper Self-Assessment returns is 31 October 2022. Late submission of a Self-Assessment return will become liable to a £100 late
Jeopardy amendments
A jeopardy amendment can be made to a taxpayer’s Self-Assessment return as part of an S9A general enquiry. A jeopardy amendment should only be made where an HMRC officer believes there is an imminent
What Self-Assessment items can be stoodover by HMRC?
A stand over can be used to postpone certain Self-Assessment payments due to HMRC. There are two types of stand over payments, a formal stand over and an informal stand over.
A formal stand over is
Income Tax in Scotland
The Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT) is payable on the non-savings and non-dividend income of those defined as Scottish taxpayers.
The definition of a Scottish taxpayer is generally focused on the
Joining the MTD ITSA pilot
Many businesses and agents are already keeping digital records and providing updates to HMRC as part of a live pilot to test and develop the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment
Taxable and tax-free State Benefits
Whilst there are a large number of state benefits available, it is not clear which of these benefits are taxable and which are tax-free.
HMRC’s guidance provides the following list of the most common
Back to school – help with childcare costs
As children have returned to school, HMRC is reminding parents that they may be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) to help pay for breakfast and after school clubs.
The TFC scheme can help parents
How dividends are taxed
The dividend tax allowance was first introduced in 2016 and replaced the old dividend tax credit with an annual £5,000 dividend allowance. Tax was payable on dividends received over this amount. The
Do you qualify for the marriage allowance?
HMRC is using the wedding season to issue a reminder to married couples and those in civil partnerships to sign up for marriage allowance if they are eligible and haven’t yet done so.
The marriage
