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Making Gifts and Reducing Inheritance Tax: Know Your IHT Reliefs

Making Gifts and Reducing Inheritance Tax: Know Your IHT Reliefs

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

When planning to pass on wealth to loved ones, it’s important to understand which gifts may be free from Inheritance Tax (IHT). HMRC offers several gift exemptions—some of…

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Do You Need to File a Self Assessment Tax Return?

Do You Need to File a Self Assessment Tax Return?

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

With the next tax return season approaching, it’s important to check whether you need to submit a Self Assessment tax return for the 2024/25 tax year. Even if…

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Non-UK Residents: Don’t Forget Capital Gains Tax on UK Property Sales

Non-UK Residents: Don’t Forget Capital Gains Tax on UK Property Sales

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

If you’re a non-UK resident and you sell UK residential or commercial property, you may be liable to UK Capital Gains Tax (CGT)—even if you live abroad and…

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Don’t Forget to Declare Child Benefit: Key Thresholds to Watch

Don’t Forget to Declare Child Benefit: Key Thresholds to Watch

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

If you or your partner claim Child Benefit and either of you earns over £60,000, you may need to repay some or all of it. This is done…

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HMRC to Cease Sending Most Letters by Post from 2025

HMRC to Cease Sending Most Letters by Post from 2025

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

HMRC has confirmed that it will stop sending the majority of tax-related letters by post, moving instead to a digital-by-default approach. This means many taxpayers will no longer…

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Important Update for unincorporated businesses: Changes to the Way Your Business Profits Are Declared

Important Update for unincorporated businesses: Changes to the Way Your Business Profits Are Declared

Date posted: 11th Jul 2025

From the 2024/25 tax year, HMRC have made a change to how most sole traders and partnerships (excluding LLPs and partnerships with corporate members) calculate their business profits…

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PAYE Settlement Agreement deadline – 5 July 2025

PAYE Settlement Agreement deadline – 5 July 2025

Date posted: 23rd Jun 2025

If you need to apply for a 2024/25 (tax year to 5 April 2025) PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA), then you need to apply to HMRC by 5 July…

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What penalties apply to the late filing of the 2023/24 tax return?

What penalties apply to the late filing of the 2023/24 tax return?

Date posted: 16th Jun 2025

If you’ve not yet filed your 2023/24 Self Assessment tax return, it’s vital to act quickly—daily penalties of £10 are now being charged by HMRC for each day…

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Don’t forget to take tax advice when starting a new company

Don’t forget to take tax advice when starting a new company

Date posted: 16th Jun 2025

It’s a familiar story: an entrepreneur sets up a limited company, gets a logo made, sorts the website, and opens a business bank account. You’re lean, you’re focused,…

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Should you consider a Family Investment Company (FIC)?

Should you consider a Family Investment Company (FIC)?

Date posted: 16th Jun 2025

Sometimes seen, as an alternative to a trust, Family Investment Companies (FICs) are once again emerging as a popular planning vehicle among wealthy families looking to preserve and…

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