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Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on June 12, 2017
Computers are not everyone’s cup of tea. Not all of us are script kiddies or code junkies or even computer literate; my mother would likely not recognise a computer even if she tripped over one.
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Are you missing out on a £662 tax rebate?
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on June 2, 2017
Tax Payers claiming for the new marriage allowance Apparently, over 4 million tax payers are eligible to claim the new marriage allowance, but only 2 million have actually done so. This adds up to £1.3bn in unclaimed tax refunds.
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Tax-free childcare scheme extended
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 10, 2017
start applying for two new government childcare schemes launching this year:- Tax-free childcare – begins immediately 30 hours free childcare – commences in September 2017
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Watch out for the double tax whammy…..!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 3, 2017
What you need to know about double tax If you are in the position where you have outstanding tax to pay on/by 1 January each year of up to £1000 perhaps because you have some untaxed rental income, there’s something you need to watch for.
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Don’t pay Capital Gains Tax……!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 2, 2017
Selling personal possessions can incur Capital Gains Tax If you sell “things” you own personally at a large profit then you could find you are hit with a large bill from the taxman for Capital Gains Tax.
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Not Making Tax Digital quite yet then…….!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on April 28, 2017
Delaying in Making Tax Digital I have a personal confession to make….I haven’t spent as much time researching all the ins and out of this new-fangled MTD concept yet as I probably should have done.
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How to earn £2,000 without having to tell the taxman
Posted by Nigel Reynolds on April 24, 2017
Tax-free allowances “A little bit added to what you’ve already got,” as P.G. Wodehouse was fond of pointing out, “gives you a little bit more.” We can’t argue with that. And if you’d like to add a tax-free £2,000 to your income (or £4,000 if you are married), then draw up a chair and listen…
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Are you in the “GIG ECONOMY”?
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on April 19, 2017
If so, watch out for the taxman….. The growth of the UK’s ‘gig economy’ means that tax investigations are on the increase. The ‘gig economy’ refers to companies such as Uber and Deliveroo who use short-term or freelance contractors rather than permanent employees.
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Use computer software to prepare and file your 2016/17 tax return and you could overpay tax – this is why……
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on April 12, 2017
Preparing for your tax return with software Tax software is supposed to make our lives so much easier. In an ideal world it is there to apply all of HMRC’s rules to the income figures you submit, calculate your tax in a jiffy and make sure you don’t pay a penny more than you should.
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IR35 – could the taxman’s new online “tool” damage your health?
Posted by THP on April 4, 2017
Changes to the IR35 Somewhere in the inner circles of hell is a place where forlorn spirits are being tormented with the changes to the IR35 regime that are being introduced this April. The changes are essentially a tax grab.
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