by Lisa Dickson | Dec 3, 2019 | HMRC and tax
Don’t leave it until the last minute, especially in 2020. With only two months left until the 31 January deadline for online returns, self-assessment is very much on our minds. There’s a first flurry of activity around the deadline for paper filing at the end of...
by Lisa Dickson | Nov 18, 2019 | HMRC and tax, Personal Taxes
Tax changes to private residences for 2020/21. From 6 April 2020, HMRC is proposing three significant changes which will potentially increase the capital gains tax paid on the disposal of any residential property by an individual. These changes seek to raise extra...
by Lisa Dickson | Nov 18, 2019 | HMRC and tax
Introduction It’s been an eventful few years in British politics, but 2019 has been something else again with one jolt after another. The 29 March deadline for the UK to leave the EU was extended to 31 October and then again until 31 January 2020. Boris Johnson...
by Lisa Dickson | Sep 8, 2019 | HMRC and tax
Insight and understanding of the many complexities of VAT. Are Jaffa Cakes biscuits or, as the name implies, cakes? This question is one of the most famous examples of the kind of debate that happens frequently in the world of VAT because precise definitions can make...
by Lisa Dickson | Aug 9, 2019 | Compliance, HMRC and tax
And upcoming changes for reverse charge VAT. Few sectors have such an impact in the UK as the construction industry. It not only provides the fabric of our nation – the places where we live and work – but also underpins our entire economy. In 2017, construction...
by Lisa Dickson | Jun 12, 2019 | HMRC and tax
Advice for contractors and the self-employed. Working from home offers all kinds of benefits, from the opportunity to create the perfect environment in which you can be most productive, to the improvements to work-life balance that come with ditching the commute....
