Check your Income Tax for current year
HMRC offers taxpayers the ability to check their Income Tax for the current tax year. The online portal has been updated for the new 2022-23 tax year from 6 April 2022 to 5 April
Do you need to submit a Self-Assessment return for 2021-22?
There are a number of reasons why you might need to complete a Self-Assessment return. This includes if you are self-employed, a company director, have an annual income over
Will you need to repay child benefits?
The High Income Child Benefit charge applies to taxpayers whose income exceeds £50,000 in a tax year and who are in receipt of child benefit. The charge claws back the financial
Limits to loss relief claims against income or capital gains
There are a number of tax reliefs available for self-employed taxpayers that make a trading loss. This includes a partners’ share of partnership trading losses.
There may also be
Claiming for business use of own car or van
If you are an employee, you may be able to claim tax relief for using your own vehicle, be it a car, van, motorcycle or bike. There is generally no tax relief for travel to and
Spreading the cost of tax bills
One of the announcements by HMRC at the start of the coronavirus pandemic was the introduction of emergency measures to help those affected by COVID-19 using the existing Time to
Paying tax underpayments via tax code
One of the less well-known ways of paying your Self-Assessment tax bill is to do so through your tax code.
This can only be done where all the following apply:
you owe a
Don’t miss out on this tax allowance
HMRC is using Valentine’s Day to issue a reminder to married couples and those in civil partnerships to sign up for the marriage allowance – if they are eligible and haven’t yet
19% fail to file on time
HMRC has confirmed that more than 10.2 million people submitted their 2020-21 Self-Assessment tax returns by the 31 January deadline. This leaves over 2.3 million taxpayers or 19%
How to join MTD ITSA pilot
Some businesses and agents are already keeping digital records and providing updates to HMRC as part of a live pilot to test and develop the MTD for ITSA. Under the pilot,