Tax

Employment Tax

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Tax | Filing deadlines: October - December 2023

Our handy guide to tax filing deadlines for paper personal, trustee and partnership tax returns due for 2022–23

4 Oct 2023

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Tax | Q&A: tax on charitable donations for companies

In this week’s Q&A, Ria Dhillon, apprentice tax advisor at Croner-I, explains the tax implications of charitable donations made in an EU member state

3 Oct 2023

Business Tax

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Tax | Graduates overpay £1.6m on student loans due to tax error

Thousands of graduates have overpaid student loan repayments as HMRC's payroll software used national insurance in calculations

3 Oct 2023

Employment Tax

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Tax | National living wage to increase to minimum £11

The Chancellor has told delegates at the Conservative Party conference that he plans to increase the hourly national living wage to at least £11 from next April

2 Oct 2023

Personal Tax

Politics

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Tax | HMRC won only 11 cases against wealthy tax evaders

HMRC investigations led to prosecutions against just 11 high net worth people accused of evading tax last year although 300 people are currently being investigated

2 Oct 2023

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Tax | 5 October deadline to register for self assessment tax returns

Taxpayers who have earned non PAYE income during the last tax year need to register for self assessment by 5 October

2 Oct 2023

Personal Tax

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Tax | Construction boss wins £28k VAT appeal

A construction company has won a First Tier Tribunal appeal against a decision by HMRC to reject VAT repayment claims

2 Oct 2023

Tax | Sentiment to abolish inheritance tax grows

More than half of the public support the idea of abolishing inheritance tax completely, despite the tax only impacting 27,000 estates a year

2 Oct 2023

Tax | Judicial review over £685k NHS Trust VAT dispute allowed

The High Court has ruled in favour of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in a judicial review over a disputed input tax bill for over £680,000 related to the purchase of radiotherapy machines

2 Oct 2023

VAT

Case Reports

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Tax | Four in 10 taxpayers want to speak to HMRC adviser

The increasing complexity of the tax system means that nearly half of taxpayers still want to talk to a real HMRC agent for reassurance rather than relying on the HMRC website

29 Sep 2023

Tax | High tax burden sees government raise extra £100bn

The government will raise upwards of £100bn more in tax revenues next year, equivalent to around £3,500 more per household

29 Sep 2023

Tax | R&D tax relief claims hit record £7.6bn

The amount of research and development tax reliefs claimed in the last 12 months shot up by 11% to £7.6bn, despite a quarter of SME claims estimated to be fraudulent

28 Sep 2023

Business Tax

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Tax | Labour would charge VAT on private school fees

The Labour party will introduce 20% VAT on private school fees to raise around £1.7bn, despite u-turning on its pledge to strip the sector of charitable status

28 Sep 2023