by Leanne Wootton | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog post
I am sure that there are not many people that have not heard the term “Making Tax Digital”. But how many landlords actually realise that this could affect them and that they will have to get up to speed with this new way of reporting income and expenses to HMRC. As...
by Leanne Wootton | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog post
With the filing deadline for tax returns for the year ended 5 April 2022 fast approaching, now is the time that fraudsters attempt to contact people as they know that they are more likely to be in contact with HMRC. HMRC have advised that in the last 12 months alone...
by Leanne Wootton | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog post
It is well known that when looking at funding for care home fees, local councils look at means testing when assessing someone’s ability to pay for care fees. I think that it is also well known that there is pressure on council budgets and the number of people...
by Leanne Wootton | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog post
More and more people are falling into the inheritance tax net, because of a combination of an increase in property prices and the freezing of the nil rate band and the residential nil rate band, which are currently frozen until 2026. HMRC receipts from inheritance tax...
by Leanne Wootton | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog post
This morning Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has done a U turn and announced that the 45% tax rate for the highest earners will not be abolished, previously a measure announced in the mini budget a couple of weeks ago. The reason given for this was that it is “ a...