Make sure your record keeping is up to scratch

Feb 03, 2014

In a recent tax tribunal case a tax payer was denied Capital Gains Tax relief for the cost of improvements to a property as he could provide no evidence of his expenditure to the court.

The…

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Tax Diary February/March 2014

Feb 03, 2014

 1 February 2014 - Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 30 April 2013.

 19 February 2014 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 February 2014. (If you pay your…

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Small business rates relief

Jan 30, 2014

The following information is reproduced from the GOV.UK website where you can get more information on this topic if required.

You can get small business rate relief if:

  • you…

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Watch out for copycat sites

Jan 28, 2014

There has considerable press commentary during the last few weeks about a “copy-cat” website taxreturngateway.

 If you Google tax return gateway you will still be directed to https://secure.taxreturngateway.com,…

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The demographics of late tax returns

Jan 23, 2014

Readers will no doubt be aware that if you are required to file a self-assessment tax return for the tax year ending 5 April 2013, the filing deadline for electronic submission is 31 January 2014.…

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Bitcoins make waves

Jan 21, 2014

The internet currency Bitcoins is drawing the attention of US regulators. Recently New York prosecutors confiscated $28 million of the e-currency from the Silk Road marketplace. The Bitcoins were…

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What can you dispose of and not pay capital gains tax?

Jan 16, 2014

Believe it or not there are a number of assets that you can sell that do not trigger a capital gains tax (CGT) liability. The list, published on HMRC’s website is as follows:

  • Your…

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Plan for progress

Jan 14, 2014

We are now in the last quarter of the current tax year that ends 5 April 2014. If you are in business or pay income tax at the higher rates there is a strong argument that you should consider, and…

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Google to get �24m tax bill

Jan 10, 2014

 It would seem that HMRC are making progress in their efforts to make larger concerns more responsible when paying tax.

Google have been criticised in the past for using complex arrangements…

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