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MTD 2022 update
Making Tax Digital (‘MTD’) is an HMRC initiative attempting to transform the UK tax system, with more regular and detailed submissions of information and payments of tax to HMRC electronically. Whilst it has been delayed several times, it aims to make tax administration more effective, efficient, and easier for taxpayers through the implementation of a…
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Pre-Year End Tax Planning Opportunities 2022
We appreciate 2021 has been another challenging year as we have been putting one foot in front of the other, so putting money aside or looking to reduce your tax probably couldn’t have been further from your mind. However, as the 5th April 2022 approaches, we don’t want you to miss out on the relevant…
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How much interest do HMRC charge?
HMRC expect everything you owe them to be paid on time and in full – but you already know that! Less well known though is they’re willing to help both personal and corporate tax payers if they’re unable to meet their obligations by the date due but, and this is important, you first must apply…
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What is HMRC Time to Pay (TTP)?
In the ten years and more since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have agreed many more late payment plans to help out individuals and companies who temporarily do not have the money needed to settle their forthcoming tax bills in full. Self-employed individuals and directors can spread the cost of…
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Cash versus accrual accounting
Cash vs accrual accounting – which should you choose for your business? Before you can answer that properly, you’ll need to know exactly what the accrual accounting method and the cash method of accounting are and what the advantages and disadvantages are of the two different approaches to financial recordkeeping.
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How to register as a Sole Trader
Welcome to the next stage of your career – welcome to the world of the self-employed. One of the first things anyone becoming self-employed on their own has to do is to tell HM Revenue and Customs and, in this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about how to register as a…
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What is a Sole Trader? Your guide to becoming self-employed and what it means for you
What is a sole trader? There are many different types of business structures available for entrepreneurs to choose from in the UK and is being a sole trader the right business structure for your business?
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Have you Submitted your Self-Assessment Tax Return? 1.8 million haven’t…
On 25 January 2021, six days before the 31 January 2021 deadline, HMRC announced that if you are unable to meet this deadline, you will not receive a late filing penalty, as long as you file your 2019/20 tax return online by 28 February 2021. However, they encouraged people to still aim to meet this…
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Pre-Year End Tax Planning Opportunities 2021
After the 2020 we have had, I am sure many of you are further than you have ever been from being able to put money aside or otherwise reduce your tax. However, we don’t want you to miss out. Therefore, please find below our top ten tips for you to consider to reduce the amount…
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Newsflash – 5 January 2021
Happy New Year to you all, hope you managed to have some kind of break over the last couple of weeks. After the further lockdown announcements on 4 January 2021, we wanted to update you on the current support which might be available to you and provide a few other updates. There may be more…