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26 March 2024

21 March 2024
HMRC helpline closures cancelled
HMRC’s announcement that new restrictions to its self-assessment helpline will not now go ahead

20 March 2024
More HMRC helpline closures
HMRC’s announcement of new restrictions to its self-assessment helpline

19 March 2024
Improving the data HMRC collects - new consultation
HMRC’s consultation on draft legislation for improving the data it collects from taxpayers and employers

19 March 2024
New late payment interest and penalties
HMRC’s new late payment penalty and interest regime, which the Government started consulting on around seven years ago

28 February 2024
Marriage allowance: new claims process
Marriage allowance. A recent update from HMRC on the marriage allowance transfer claim form (MATCF)

26 February 2024
CGT on UK property - a few quite interesting points
Taxpayers who have sold a property, which was not their main residence, must file a capital gains tax (CGT) return within 60 days of completion if a chargeable gain arises. However, there are some interesting rules that could catch taxpayers out

21 February 2024
Basis period reform - HMRC writes to unrepresented taxpayers
HMRC's letters to unrepresented taxpayers that they believe may be affected by basis period reform

19 February 2024
Self-assessment statistics highlight the need for software under MTD
HMRC statistics, which show that only almost 60% of self-assessment return filings made during the past tax year were by agents

24 January 2024
Less distraction, more action! Only one week to go to file your online tax return
HMRC has issued a press release urging those who are yet to file their self- assessment tax return to take action.

17 January 2024
44,800 customers opt to spread the cost as tax deadline looms
More and more individuals have set up a payment plan to pay their tax bill

10 January 2024
Selling online and paying taxes - new digital platform reporting rules
Why those selling goods and services online won’t be subject to a new tax, despite some information in the media over the past few days suggesting otherwise

03 January 2024
5.7 million taxpayers still need to file their tax return
The number of taxpayers who still need to file their 2022/23 self-assessment tax return by the 31 January 2024 deadline

29 December 2023
4,757 festive tax return filers on Christmas Day
The numbers of taxpayers who filed their self-assessment tax return on Christmas Day

14 December 2023
Making Tax Digital - consultation on recent changes
Draft regulations which are intended to enact recent changes to Making Tax Digital (MTD)

11 December 2023
Another HMRC helpline closure
With 31 January looming, HMRC’s announcement, at very short notice, of new restrictions on its self-assessment helpline

29 November 2023
Another self-assessment threshold change
Further changes to who needs to file a self-assessment return. For tax year 2023/24, the self-assessment threshold for individuals taxed through PAYE only, will change from £100,000 to £150,000. From the tax year 2024/25, the threshold is being abolished altogether for employees, regardless of their level of earnings

20 November 2023
Using HMRC's app to pay a self-assessment tax bill
HMRC's figures that show that more taxpayers than ever have used HMRC's app to pay their self-assessment tax bill

16 November 2023
Tax relief for personal pension contributions (self-employed) - a case study
The criteria for tax relief to be given for a self-employed individual paying into a personal pension and how that tax relief works

10 November 2023
Marriage allowance: find out if you could be better off in just 30 seconds
Marriage allowance. A recent press release has urged married couples/those in civil partnerships to spend just 30 seconds to see if they could be better off

26 October 2023
How to speed up a tax repayment
How to avoid unnecessary delays in claiming self-assessment repayments

25 October 2023
100 days to file your online self-assessment return
Reminder to submit your online self-assessment return before the 31 January deadline

25 October 2023
How to claim marriage allowance - an HMRC update
Further information regarding HMRC’s confirmation of recommended practice when claiming the marriage allowance where one or both parties to the marriage/civil partnership is in self-assessment

12 October 2023
CGT on UK property - an update on paper returns
HMRC’s update on the use of paper returns for taxpayers who have sold a property which was not their main residence, who must file a capital gains tax (CGT) return within 60 days of completion if a chargeable gain arises

11 October 2023
HMRC mailings to taxpayers' agents about potential tax return discrepancies
HMRC’s One to Many Agent Letter – discrepancies in clients’ 2021/22 self-assessment tax returns - which is currently being sent to clients’ accountants

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