The government are considering plans to offer people with serious debt issues time to consider their options.
They are seeking views to develop a way to provide individuals in debt with up to six weeks free from further interest, charges and enforcement action. This period would give those affected time to act by seeking financial advice...
If one party to a marriage or civil partnership has earnings below the personal tax allowance (£11,500 for 2017-18) and their spouse does not pay tax at the higher 40% rate, then they should be claiming the Marriage Allowance.
For 2017-18 this tax break is worth £230 in cash terms.
The allowance was introduced from 6 April...
The government seems to be taking steps to streamline the process of buying and selling your home. In particular, they are seeking views on ending the practice known as gazumping: where an offer can be accepted and then disregarded when a higher offer is received.
In many countries this is illegal, once an offer is accepted...
According to HMRC you don’t have to pay tax or NIC on a benefit provided to an employee if:
There is a whole raft of legislation that seeks to penalise directors and shareholders if they borrow money from their company. These regulations include possible benefit in kind charges for the director/shareholder, and additional corporation tax payments of 32.5% for the company.
In effect, the tax system discourages directors from using their company as a private...
Smaller business owners, those with annual turnover below the current VAT registration threshold (£85,000 for 2017-18), will be relieved to know that the impending digitisation of tax by HMRC will not be a requirement when the process starts for business tax from April 2019.
You can register on a voluntary basis, but many smaller businesses may...
Since September 2009, HM Land Registry has prevented 254 fraudulent applications being registered. The most common fraud is when someone pretends to be you and mortgages or even sells your property without your knowledge.
A simple and cost-effective way to counter this activity is to register with the award-winning Property Alert service. This is managed by...
Children (under 18s) can earn up to £11,500 in the current tax year and pay no income tax. This is the maximum that can be earned during 2017-18 and will include earnings from all sources subject to income tax. The most common are:
1 October 2017 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 December 2016.
19 October 2017 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 October 2017. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 October 2017.)
19 October 2017 - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for...
If you find it difficult to manage quarterly payments to HMRC to settle your VAT, why not consider the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme (AAS).
With the AAS you:
When...