02/10/2021

Weekly Tax Brief - 9 February 2020

They will therefore incur a 20 per cent VAT charge on the cost of the remedial works which, for blocks of privately owned flats, is ordinarily passed on to the leaseholders.

02/05/2021

HMRC invests £3m to improve payment processes

HMRC has signed a £3m contract for open banking services, the government’s largest to date, with start-up fintech Ecospend, in a bid to streamline its payment processes and reduce errors

02/04/2021

Stamp duty receipts up 33% in Q4

"The ongoing Stamp Duty holiday undoubtably contributed to his uptick in demand, with the opportunity to save as much as £15,000 in tax encouraging many to press ahead.

02/03/2021

Don't get caught in the 60% tax trap

There’s a little-known tax ‘sinkhole’ that could catch you unawares and leave you paying more tax than you need to. We look at ways to sidestep it