You have purchased some equipment in need of repair. You intend to pay a contractor to do this. Your accountant thinks HMRC will disallow the repair cost and is gearing up to argue the case. How can
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April 2020 will see a major change, along with several minor changes, to the treatment of capital gains made on residential property. How can you use our calculator to avoid running into difficulty?
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You lent your company a substantial amount of money several years ago, and this is not due to be repaid for some time. In 2019/20 you borrowed money from the company for a holiday. How can our
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Gains made on insurance bonds are usually taxed as income. However, this can often push you into a higher tax bracket. How can our calculator help claim relief, and is there a better way of reducing
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Issues with transitional rules in 2019?..Q. I have been going over my accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019. I think I have misinterpreted the way that the temporary increase in the
annual investment allowance (AIA) works. In February 2019 we upgraded a lot of our capital equipment on the understanding we could utilise the £1 million...
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Did I claim the right amount of relief?..Q. Two years ago I encashed a number of insurance bonds. This triggered a large income tax charge. My accountant included a claim for top slicing relief on my
tax return, but I’m sure I recently read that HMRC has been applying the rules incorrectly. My accountant says they haven’t heard about this. Am I...
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In December 2018 HMRC published some much-anticipated guidance on the tax treatment of cryptoassets. What are the key points you need to understand, and how does the guidance lead to an unexpected
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An Upper Tribunal decision has allowed a taxpayer to avoid paying a tax assessment of over £400,000 due to the way HMRC handled his case. What did HMRC do wrong, and how might the decision affect
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Alphabet shares can be used to pay varying dividend rates to different shareholders. The updated test introduced in the 2018 Budget appeared to threaten entrepreneurs’ relief for these. What’s the
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One of your non-domiciled clients has been avoiding bringing money to the UK because they inadvertently created a mixed fund years ago. How could a time-limit opportunity help, and why might it be
worth taking advantage even if making remittances is unlikely?
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