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From 1 April 2016, landlords who acquire new property to let as residential accommodation will be required to pay SDLT at significantly higher rates. The increase is also expected to apply to private…

Despite generating substantial profits from sales of online services to individuals and businesses in the UK, Google is perceived to be avoiding tax on these profits in the UK.

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If your company has a 31 March yearend, you only have a few weeks to consider available planning options that may save you tax for the current financial year 2015-16. There are also a number of practical…

The following announcement was posted to the GOV.UK website 1 February 2016:

“The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is in the process of updating the rateable values of all business properties.…

Earnings over £100,000?

If your taxable earnings for 2015-16 are likely to exceed £100,000, perhaps for the first time, now would be a good time to consider your tax planning…

The government has published an update of the various grants and support available to individuals and businesses affected by flooding in recent months. The announcement is reproduced below:

Government…

On 1 February 2016, the responsibility for ensuring that tenants have a right to live in the UK was passed from the Home Office to landlords, the so-called right to rent checks.

The following…

Most of our readers will be aware that they can make chargeable gains of up to £11,100 in the tax year 2015-16 and pay no CGT. This exemption cannot be transferred to a future tax year or carried…

As implied in the CGT planning article above, the 31 January 2016 was not only the deadline for filing your Self Assessment return online, it  was also the date when any underpayment of Income Tax,…