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Tax | Basic tax return form hits record 88 questions

The size of tax returns has ballooned with 19% more questions than just 15 years ago, with eight suppplementary forms making compliance more of a challenge

28 Jan 2025

Tax | Q&A: reclaiming tax deductions on staff parties

In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Andrew Gilderdale gives the lowdown on tax deductions, eligible employees and benefit exemptions for staff parties and events

28 Jan 2025

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Tax | Emergency tax codes for first-time pensioners ending

HMRC plans to stop using emergency tax codes for new pensioners after criticism of the way they automatically deduct tax, often at the wrong tax rate, when people first start claiming their pension

27 Jan 2025

Tax | Non doms: what the tax changes mean for HNWI

Elliot Lewis, head of private client at law firm Thackray Williams explains why the non dom changes call for an increased level of cooperation between accountants and private lawyers, despite the chancellor’s Davos tweaks

27 Jan 2025

Tax | HMRC to write to everyone with outstanding loan charge

HMRC will be writing to all taxpayers affected by loan charge by mid March to inform them if their disguised remuneration scheme is likely to fall within the remit of the McCann review

24 Jan 2025

Tax | 3.4m taxpayers still not filed self assessment tax return

With just one week to go, a third of taxpayers in self assessment have still not filed a 2023-24 tax return, risking an automatic £100 penalty

23 Jan 2025

Tax | Enquiry spotlight: persistence and sound legal argument pays off

In our exclusive new series focusing on complex HMRC cases, Bash Khanzada, HMRC enquiries consultant at Croner-i, explains how a major tax dispute between a trustee and HMRC was resolved

23 Jan 2025

Tax | Dealing with hike in business asset disposal relief CGT rate

Tax expert Peter Rayney considers the implications of the hike in CGT business asset disposal relief (BADR) from April 2025 for owner managed businesses

22 Jan 2025

Tax | HMRC scolded by judge in £9k top slicing tax claim

An appellant, represented by her husband, has had her top slicing tax relief claim thrown out of the First Tier Tribunal despite ‘inordinate’ responses from HMRC

22 Jan 2025

Tax | Q&A: tax, tips and troncs

In this week’s Q&A, Mishal Siddiqui ATT, payroll adviser at Croner-i explains the ins and outs of taxation on tips and troncs, including income tax and NICs, and the role of the troncmaster

21 Jan 2025

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Tax | BlueCrest £200m tax case remains unresolved

The Court of Appeal has sent the long-running BlueCrest Capital LLP tax case over disputed disguised remuneration back to the First Tier Tribunal

21 Jan 2025

Tax | Where will HMRC focus tax investigations in 2025?

Danielle Ford, partner and head of tax disputes at HaysMac, shares her thoughts and predictions about HMRC’s compliance priorities for the year ahead

20 Jan 2025

Tax | Tips and pitfalls for GPs preparing to file tax returns

GP tax expert Katie Collin gives the lowdown on key issues to consider when completing annual 2023-24 tax returns, particularly for practice partners, locums and higher earning doctors

16 Jan 2025

Tax | Register for webinar on crypto tax compliance

16 Jan 2025

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Tax | Two weeks for 4.4m people to file tax returns, warns HMRC

Nearly a third of taxpayers have not submitted their 2023-24 tax return with the deadline of 31 January fast approaching and worries people will make mistakes on higher rate child benefit

15 Jan 2025