by Gary Woosey | Feb 14, 2023 | Tax
Are you planning on claiming the UK state pension? You must check your National Insurance (NI) record before 5 April 2023. Are you eligible for the UK state pension? To be eligible for the maximum ‘new state pension’, you must have 35 qualifying years of NI...
by Gary Woosey | Jan 18, 2023 | Tax
The 2021 to 2022 tax year saw a considerable amount of people aged 65 and over filing a tax return. A report released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed that 16 per cent of individuals who submitted a tax return fell into this age bracket. The new data is...
by Gary Woosey | Dec 19, 2022 | Tax
Understanding your income tax and personal allowance is important when looking at your finances and how you are taxed. Everyone has a personal allowance, but what does this mean for you? A personal allowance is the amount of money you are allowed to earn each tax year...
by Gary Woosey | Dec 7, 2022 | Tax
A furnished holiday let (FHL) is a particular type of rental property classification in the UK. If your property qualifies as an FHL, it is classed as a ‘trade’ by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), meaning you are entitled to various tax advantages. However, to be...
by Gary Woosey | Nov 22, 2022 | Tax
Landlords are being targeted by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over what appears to be undeclared rental income or income related to residential property. HMRC’s Wealthy External Forum sent 606 letters to landlords who have submitted deposits into a tenancy deposit...
by Gary Woosey | Nov 16, 2022 | Tax
The message from the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the days before he rose to the despatch box in the House of Commons to deliver the Autumn Statement was clear; he would be outlining billions of pounds of tax rises and spending cuts. These spending cuts and tax rises,...
