There are two allowances that will be changing from April 2020 onwards. These only affect people who have taxable gains on their main residence. 1) Lettings relief – this is an additional relief available (up to a limit of £40,000) to those who have lived in a property as their main residence that is being […]
VAT registration limit remains the same for 2 years from 2020/21
There had been worries that the VAT registration limit (£85,000pa) would be reduced – increasing costs for people not able to reclaim VAT as well as forcing more people into the quarterly tax returns that start next year for those who are VAT registered. While the position will be kept under review, there is now […]
Personal Allowance and basic rate limit from 2019-20
The planned increase to the personal allowance has been brought forward to next year. From 6th April 2019, the personal allowance will be £12,500pa. The basic rate band increase is also brought forward to 2019, to £37,500. This means that the income limit before someone pays the higher rate will be £50,000 from 6th April […]
The DofY Silver iDEA award
Following on from my completing the Bronze iDEA award earlier this year, I was pleased to receive another envelope from Buckingham Palace today – this one containing my Silver iDEA award. The Duke of York’s Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award(iDEA) Silver level expands upon the knowledge from the Bronze award. Learning can be done on many […]
31st October 2018 Tax Deadline
The first tax return deadline for 2018 returns is approaching… 31st October 2018. Although this deadline is for people submitting a paper tax return, it is a good deadline for everyone to use. HMRC print the statements of account after the end of October, before sending these out in December, so to ensure they are […]