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Tax return deadline - are you ready?
Personal TaxThe deadline for submitting your self-assessment tax return on paper for 2023/24 is a few weeks away. If you can’t meet it, what steps can you take to escape a fine?
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Child Benefit claimants could be missing out on full state pension entitlement
Personal TaxIf you claimed Child Benefit prior to May 2000 you may have missed out on valuable qualifying state pension years due to nuances in HMRC’s systems. How can you correct your NI record?
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Tribunal denies fishy business property relief claim
Personal TaxThe First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has disallowed a claim for business property relief (BPR), despite the business in question being a long-established fishery. What went wrong?
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Losses on CT returns may be incorrect
Business TaxIf you receive a letter from HMRC about your corporation tax losses, don’t ignore it or you could end up overpaying. What’s going on?
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Could specific gifts from will trust be undone?
Personal TaxThe First-tier Tribunal recently considered a case where the way a will trust was administered meant that the distribution of assets was significantly different to the deceased person's intentions. Could the transactions be recharacterised?
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Workaround for botched HMRC student loan repayment calculations
Personal TaxHMRC systems cannot differentiate between certain types of income which could lead to an overpayment of student loan deductions. What’s the solution?