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Case Study: a high rate taxpayer in a complex tax situation

Mark — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:55:47 +0000

The Client A new client, Mr ‘K’, is a higher rate taxpayer who previously used to file his own tax returns. The Problem Mr K got into a complicated financial situation in 2013/14 due to having received redundancy pay, severance pay waiver, investment income, PAYE income and pension income. He needed professional guidance and advice […]

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STILL haven’t filed your tax return? You owe £410 in fines & counting!

Mark — Tue, 26 May 2015 16:12:49 +0000

If you STILL haven’t filed your tax return despite the end of May being almost upon us, you’ll owe £410 in HMRC penalties by the end of this week. Continue to throw money down the drain at the rate of £10 extra per day thereafter if you still don’t submit your return. As we explained […]

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Still Haven’t Filed Your Tax Return? Expect a Nasty Bill from HMRC!

Mark — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:15:18 +0000

If you still haven’t filed your tax return for the financial year up to 5 April 2014 you can expect the penalties from HMRC to begin racking up daily — and potentially very significantly — starting from Friday 1 May. If you missed the 31 January Tax Return deadline … If you missed the 31 […]

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You have only HOURS left to submit your Tax Return!

Mark — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:38:19 +0000

You’re running out of time to submit your tax return and have just HOURS left! We are here to help you fill in and submit your self assessment tax returns to HMRC on Saturday 31st (by appointment only, 9-1pm) so come and see us quickly or you may miss the HMRC deadline. If you do […]

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(Time Sensitive): Tax Year End Changes for Pension Allowances

Mark — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:30:58 +0000

The start of the new Tax Year on 6 April 2014 – just 6½ weeks away at time of writing – will see two very important changes in relation to pensions allowances. The first change will affect the ‘Annual Allowance’ (or ‘AA’) which is the annual limit on pension savings attracting tax relief. This limit […]

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Time for ‘tax year end planning’ (pre-Budget)

Mark — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:30:10 +0000

The budget will take place on March 19th 2014 so that gives us all just 5 weeks (at time of writing) for ‘tax year end planning’. So perhaps now is the time to start reviewing investments. N.B. We’re not financial advisers (we are tax agents and accountants) so we can’t give advice on investments. But […]

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HMRC’s fight against tax avoidance is bearing fruit

Mark — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:04:09 +0000

HMRC has reported that it raised an extra £20.7 billion in additional revenue during the financial year 2012-13, a result of its continued push on tax compliance and anti-avoidance measures. That’s an increase of £2.1 billion on the preceding year and is actually £2 billion above its original target. This information comes hot on the […]

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Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Mark — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:27:37 +0000

On 5 December 2013 George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave his Autumn Statement in Parliament. Key announcements included: A rise for the Personal Allowance, as was long-anticipated, to £10,000 in 2014/15; the higher 40% tax rate threshold also increasing to £41,865; A new, transferable, tax allowance of £1,000 for married couples and those in […]

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