by Ruth Clark | Mar 27, 2024 | HMRC
Small businesses looking to access funding to expand their exporting opportunities can now fast-track their applications with UK Export Finance, the Government’s export credit agency, and apply for twice the previous amount. The limit available now is £10m. The move...
by Ruth Clark | Feb 21, 2024 | HMRC, Tax
For the first time in the 47 years since Child Benefit was launched, new parents can claim their Child Benefit online in a significantly faster way than the previous process allowed, according to HMRC. The previous method – which had been in place since 1977 – was to...
by Ruth Clark | Dec 29, 2023 | HMRC
In the dynamic realm of cryptocurrency, staying informed about evolving tax regulations is paramount. Here’s a concise breakdown of key considerations and recent developments provided by HMRC: Crypto as Shares, Not Cash: HMRC views cryptocurrency as shares,...
by Ruth Clark | Dec 18, 2023 | HMRC, Tax
The tax legislation states that a deduction from rental profits is allowable for expenses incurred ‘wholly and exclusively’ for the purposes of the business. This short and general provision has resulted in uncertainty and case law disputes between taxpayers and HMRC...
by Ruth Clark | Nov 15, 2023 | HMRC, Tax
Group income protection policies taken out through employer salary sacrifice schemes have been wrongly treated for tax thanks to incorrect advice given by HMRC to the Association of British Insurers back in October 2019. Even though HMRC corrected this advice in...
by Ruth Clark | Nov 8, 2023 | HMRC, Tax
Thousands of people found themselves caught up in the IR35 tax avoidance problems, where freelancers who were earning through a limited company set up to deal with their income were deemed – retrospectively – by HMRC to have been involved in tax avoidance. In short,...
