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Taxation of savings income in 2025/26 | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
There are various ways to enjoy savings income without paying tax on it. In addition to the personal allowance, basic and higher rate...
Jun 42 min read


Relief for additional expenses of working from home | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
In a post on X, HMRC recently warned taxpayers ‘not to get caught out by ads promising quick refunds for working from home’, urging...
Jun 42 min read


Employ a worker on a small salary to access the Employment Allowance | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Employer’s National Insurance rose considerably from 6 April 2025. Not only did the rate increase from 13.8% to 15%, but the secondary...
Jun 42 min read


UK and overseas property businesses | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Profits arising from land or property are treated as arising from a property business. For tax purposes, profits from land and property...
Jun 43 min read


Jointly owned holiday lets – Should you make a Form 17 election? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The favourable tax regime for furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) came to an end on 5 April 2025. For 2025/26 and later tax years,...
Jun 43 min read


Enjoy £1,000 of property income tax-free | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The property allowance enables individuals to enjoy property income of up to £1,000 each tax year free of tax and without the need to...
Jun 42 min read


Post-cessation expenses – When and how are they allowable? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Sometimes a business may have ceased trading but then receives income that has not been included in the final cessation accounts, e.g. an...
May 23 min read


HMRC's increased powers for spotting 'invisible income' | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
HMRC can enquire into any tax return and request information to establish whether that return is correct. No reasons need be given for...
May 23 min read


Partnerships – The tax implications of the death of a partner | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Partnerships are the only business entities that can be formed by oral agreement, created automatically when two or more persons engage...
May 23 min read


Holiday lets – Business rates or council tax? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Landlords letting holiday accommodation may be able to pay business rates rather than council tax on their property. This will generally...
May 22 min read


SDLT and linked transactions | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Special rules apply for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) purposes where there is more than one sale and purchase between the same buyer and...
May 23 min read


Incorporating your property business | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Running a property business through a limited company has become increasingly popular, not least because the rate of corporation tax paid...
May 22 min read


Extension to MTD for ITSA | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) is introduced progressively from 6 April 2026. It will require...
May 22 min read


10 benefits of filing your 2024/25 tax return early | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
As the 2024/25 tax year has now come to an end, individuals who need to file a Self Assessment tax return for that year can now do so....
May 23 min read


Reporting 2024/25 benefits and expenses | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Employers who provided taxable benefits and expenses to employees in the 2024/25 tax year need to meet compliance obligations in respect...
May 22 min read


New thresholds for off-payroll working | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
The off-payroll working rules apply where a worker provides their services to a medium or large private sector company or to a public...
May 22 min read


Claiming mileage relief | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Employees may pay for the fuel that they use for business journeys undertaken in their own car or in a company car. Often, an employer...
May 22 min read


Investing in woodlands – Tax implications of an unusual type of investment | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
Drive along a country road and you may come across signs advertising 'Woodlands for sale'. Such signs invite investment in commercial...
Apr 43 min read


Business entertainment – usually not allowable – but when can you claim? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
After years of deferral, the long-anticipated Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax start date has finally been confirmed. This is a...
Apr 43 min read


Business entertainment – usually not allowable – but when can you claim? | Outsourced Financial | Outsourced Bookkeeping Services
HMRC’s rules state that expenditure on business entertainment or gifts cannot be claimed as a deduction against profits (and therefore...
Apr 43 min read
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