HMRC contact information
HMRC contact information, including telephone numbers, online options and postal addresses, together with tips.
Employment taxes
Practical guidance, commentary and support on employment taxation, including: benefits and expenses, company car tax, national insurance, PAYE and real-time information, and the taxation of intermediaries.
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Benefits and expenses
Official rate of interest to fall
4 March 2020: the official rate of interest used to calculate some tax charges is to fall from 2.5% to 2.25% from 6 April 2020.
State aid approval continues for EMI
17 February 2020: HMRC has confirmed that state aid approval still applies to the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) following the UK leaving the EU on 31 January 2020.
Disguised remuneration, contractor loans and the 2019 charge
Since our original webinar in August 2018, several key milestones have passed, more is now known about the information which must be provided, the potential penalties and what help is available. In this webinar, Rebecca Benneyworth reprises the earlier recording and brings viewers up to date.
Tax implications of divorce on rental properties
FAQ on whether on how their impending divorce will affect the tax on a rental property portfolio jointly owned by a couple. They are currently treated as joint tenancies of the properties.
Company car tax
Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.
Money saving for fleet managers
How to make savings in this complex business.
Is now a good time to buy an electric company car?
Most clients run motor vehicles and invariably will ask if there is a benefit to these being owned by their business. Since the advent of company car benefits in kind this has been a no-no. Electric cars may be the solution! Kevin Salter advises us.
Off-payroll working 2020
Steve Wade provides guidance on the implementation of the new off-payroll working rules due to come into effect in April 2021.
Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.
TAXline News: April 2020
Frank Haskew, Head of the Tax Faculty, reports on recent developments at the Tax Faculty during April 2020.
Removal of IR35 only major change in Finance Bill
19 March 2020: the government has published Finance Bill 2020 with few changes in light of the COVID-19 crisis, with support expected to come through other channels.
National insurance
Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.
COVID-19: Support through the benefits system
20 March: ICAEW members may need to help clients, friends or family to access support through the benefits system during the coronavirus outbreak. Benefits may be something on which they would not usually advise. The Tax Faculty has created this basic guide on which benefits to consider, together with sources of support.
TAXguide 03/20 Off-payroll working from April 2020
In light of upcoming changes to the off-payroll working regime, this guidance from the Tax Faculty outlines how to determine whether a private sector client using contractors through an intermediary is ‘small’.
More support on changes to employment allowance rules
14 February 2020: new guidance has been published by HMRC and ICAEW’s Tax Faculty on changes to the employment allowance (EA) that are coming into force on 6 April.
PAYE and RTI
Off-payroll working 2020
Steve Wade provides guidance on the implementation of the new off-payroll working rules due to come into effect in April 2021.
Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.
TAXbite: Off-payroll working from April 2020
An overview of the new off-payroll working rules in the private sector from 5 April 2020