Gift aid means refund?..Q. I am an additional rate taxpayer, largely living off investment income. I am UK resident and domiciled and intend to always remain so. In May 2017 I came into some money as
a result of some legal action. I didn’t want to keep the money and so have made some gifts to benevolent funds. I filled in gift aid forms and believe...
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With changes to salary sacrifice having been in effect since April 2017, you may find that any employees with workplace parking are significantly worse off. How can our calculator help explore a
tax-efficient alternative?
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Land remediation relief gives an enhanced deduction for qualifying revenue expenditure spent on bringing land back into use in some circumstances. Is there any way to treat capital costs as
qualifying, and how can our new document help?
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If your business uses freelancers, you may be familiar with employment status and HMRC’s continued efforts to classify as many people as possible as employees. How can our document help prove that
this is not the case?
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In most cases you will claim enterprise investment scheme (EIS) relief on qualifying investments via your tax return - either when originally filed or by a later amendment. How can our new document
help when this is not an option?
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If you don’t have to complete tax returns, you may not think twice about tax when you sell a capital asset at a loss. However, not doing so might mean you miss out on relief. How can our new claim
ensure you don’t pay more than necessary?
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Win for taxpayer leads to legal change..Cars. A key Court of Appeal decision has found in favour of the taxpayer; however this has prompted new legislation to prevent the case from providing a
valuable loophole. Case. In Apollo Fuels Ltd and ors v HMRC [2016] EWCA Civ 157 (see Follow up ), the Court upheld the earlier decisions by the tax tribunals...
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HMRC can sometimes make an assessment for underpaid tax outside the normal enquiry window, but only in limited circumstances. When can your clients object to the assessment, and what can you do to
maximise the probability of success?
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One of your client’s companies made a substantial gain from the sale of property. The client also has controlling interests in other companies which have unused trading and capital losses. Can
grouping the companies provide a means of reducing the tax?
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