MTD for individuals
MTD for individuals is centred around the Personal Tax Account (PTA) which already has many of the services needed by PAYE taxpayers. HMRC continues to improve and develop the PTA.
Expert commentary and practical guidance from ICAEW related to personal taxation, covering areas including: capital gains tax, income tax, inheritance tax, pensions, residence and domicile, savings and investments and trusts.
This TAXguide provides guidance on the tax issues connected with let property from the point of view of the landlord. It concentrates on residential property and is aimed at practitioners who are advising individuals who have bought property as an investment, rather than commercial property development businesses. Read a summary here, Tax Faculty members can download the full guide.
FAQ on the daily Private Residence Relief allowance for a diplomat, to enable him to find accommodation whilst away on diplomatic duties abroad. The house he owned in the UK was let to tenants between his brief periods of occupation.
Jane Moore summarises the tax announcements from 2018’s Spring Statement.
FAQ on whether a capital gain from a gifted property can be held over and whether there will be any consequences.
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax will not be mandated until April 2020 at the earliest and much of the detail of the requirements is still unknown. Here ICAEW's Tax Faculty outlines how it is likely to work and the progress of the pilots.
Who is obliged to to file a self assessment return and how does the system work for those who don't?
In TAXguide 09/18 Caroline Miskin explains what a simple assessment is and how HMRC is using them to reduce the number of taxpayers from self assessment. Read a summary here, Tax Faculty members can download the full guide.
Finance (No 2) Act 2017 introduced significant changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries. In TAXguide 13/18 ICAEW, STEP, the CIOT and the Law Society have published questions and draft suggested answers to highlight and consider areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions covering the extension of inheritance tax (IHT). Read a summary here and download the full guide.
This TAXguide provides guidance on the tax issues connected with let property from the point of view of the landlord. It concentrates on residential property and is aimed at practitioners who are advising individuals who have bought property as an investment, rather than commercial property development businesses. Read a summary here, Tax Faculty members can download the full guide.
Slides from 'The Future Practitioner - Probate Workshop' which was held on 22 May 2018.
IHT is the flavour of the month, the Resolution Foundation published their take on it last week proposing a capital acquisition tax, the OTS is looking at simplification and the Chancellor promised a consultation on the taxation of trusts which will inevitably include IHT. Are they each going to come up with a different solution?
The introduction of Freedom and Choice in Pensions and its liberalisation of the pension savings regime represented a watershed moment in the UK savings landscape.
Freedom & Choice in Pensions introduced an additional level of complexity into pensions, tax and retirement planning.
FAQ regarding a client approaching retirement age who is looking at encashing his occupational pensions, and whether one of the pensions, paid into while the client was working in Australia, is subject to UK tax.
In TAXguide 14/18, Sue Moore answers a selection of the key questions raised by viewers of the Tax Faculty webinar ‘property tax update’’, broadcast on 9 July 2018.
Following on from the popular elementary guide to the taxation of UK trusts, this webinar covers: the inheritance tax regime for relevant property trusts; the impact of the changes to the taxation of dividends; capital gains tax reliefs; and tips on parts of the legislation you may not come across often.
A recent meeting of the Croydon Tax Discussion Group looked at the potential tax pitfalls of a company director’s move to Spain.
Gillian Banks of PwC considers the First-tier Tribunal case of Higgins v HMRC (2017), which dealt with how to determine the period of occupation for private residence relief purposes
Alistair Spence Clarke, founding partner of Spence Clarke & Co. in Marbella, Spain, explains how Brexit will affect the taxation of Spanish holiday homes and investments. This includes rental income, inheritance/gift tax and deferral of exit tax among other points.
FAQ on whether a capital gain from a gifted property can be held over and whether there will be any consequences.
Finance (No 2) Act 2017 introduced significant changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries. In TAXguide 06/18 ICAEW, STEP, the CIOT and the Law Society have published questions and draft suggested answers to highlight and consider areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions for trust protections. Read a summary and download the full guide.
Finance (No 2) Act 2017 introduced significant changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries. In TAXguide 06/18 ICAEW, STEP, the CIOT and the Law Society have published questions and draft suggested answers to highlight and consider areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions for rebasing and the changes to the CGT foreign capital losses election. Read a summary and download the full guide.
It is hard to believe that the Individual Savings Allowance (ISA) is nearly twenty years old. What started as a simple cash savings plan of £3,000 per annum tax-free, has transformed into a myriad of options available today.
Alistair Spence Clarke, founding partner of Spence Clarke & Co. in Marbella, Spain, explains how Brexit will affect the taxation of Spanish holiday homes and investments. This includes rental income, inheritance/gift tax and deferral of exit tax among other points.
This TAXguide provides guidance on the tax issues connected with let property from the point of view of the landlord. It concentrates on residential property and is aimed at practitioners who are advising individuals who have bought property as an investment, rather than commercial property development businesses. Read a summary here, Tax Faculty members can download the full guide.
IHT is the flavour of the month, the Resolution Foundation published their take on it last week proposing a capital acquisition tax, the OTS is looking at simplification and the Chancellor promised a consultation on the taxation of trusts which will inevitably include IHT. Are they each going to come up with a different solution?
Finance (No 2) Act 2017 introduced significant changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries. In TAXguide 06/18 ICAEW, STEP, the CIOT and the Law Society have published questions and draft suggested answers to highlight and consider areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions for trust protections. Read a summary and download the full guide.
Finance (No 2) Act 2017 introduced significant changes to the taxation of foreign domiciliaries. In TAXguide 06/18 ICAEW, STEP, the CIOT and the Law Society have published questions and draft suggested answers to highlight and consider areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions for rebasing and the changes to the CGT foreign capital losses election. Read a summary and download the full guide.