HMRC shares bizarre excuses and expense claims on tax returns
Vengeful witches and pet hamsters feature in HMRC’s list of weirdest unsuccessful excuses and expenses claims from the last decade. The list includes one taxpayer who claimed their mother-in-law was a witch who had cursed them, hamsters and dogs that had eaten...Conservative Party elected with working majority
Now that Boris Johnson and his Conservative party have won the General Election will we finally Get Brexit Done? More importantly, can the UK Government now get on with running the country and sort out urgent issues such as the NHS and social care? We will have to...Cycle to work scheme £1,000 limit removed
The cycle to work scheme was introduced back in 1999. It was the governments way to encourage people to make healthier choices by helping them save money on buying a bicycle. The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently announced that the previous £1,000 limit on...Tax relief when you donate to a charity using Gift Aid
If you are a higher rate tax payer you should Gift Aid any donations you make to charity. You will be providing an additional benefit to the charity and you will also be able to claim tax relief on the payment
Don’t forget there may be Tax to pay on your dividends in January
The rules for taxing dividends changed radically from 6 April 2016, for some taxpayers this means more tax to pay on dividends on 31 January each year. Have you got any tax to pay on your dividends?
