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TAXguide 04/25: Making Tax Digital for income tax – questions from 2025 webinars
- Technical release
- 17 Jul 2025
This TAXguide sets out the answers to various questions raised at MTDtalk on 2 June 2025 and Tax in Practice on 1 July 2025. It does not answer every question raised as some were similar, but seeks to group the responses by theme.
TAXguide 03/25: Payroll and reward update webinar Q&As
- Technical release
- 20 Jun 2025
Answers are provided in this TAXguide to questions asked in ICAEW's payroll and reward update webinar.
TAXguide 02/25: Payroll rates, allowances and thresholds in 2025/26
- Technical release
- 13 Mar 2025
PAYE rates, thresholds, allowances, etc for employers in 2025/26 covering income tax, NIC, reliefs and levies, statutory payments, pensions, student loans, NMW/NLW rates and car/van/fuel benefits-in-kind.
Budgets and legislation
TAXguide: 06/20 Spring Budget 2020
- Technical release
- 12 Mar 2020
Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget of 2020 on 11 March. The Tax Faculty provides its summary of all the key tax announcements in this TAXguide.
TAXguide 08/15
- Technical release
- 16 Sep 2015
- PDF (407kb)
Non-domiciliary announcements made at summer budget 2015
Business tax
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TAXguide 04/24: The cash basis for trades: Q&As
- Technical release
- 08 May 2024
ICAEW's Tax Faculty hosted a webinar on 18 April 2024 explaining the cash basis for the self-employed, including the changes that apply from the 2024/25 tax year. Answers to questions asked during the webinar are provided in this TAXguide.
TAXguide 02/2024: Taxation of cryptoassets for businesses
- Technical release
- 28 Feb 2024
TAXguide covering the UK taxation of cryptocurrency held by businesses including corporation tax, stamp taxes, employment income and VAT.
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TAXguide 07/23: Making R&D claims – what information must be submitted and when?
- Technical release
- 03 Oct 2023
Two new forms are required when making claims for research and development (R&D) tax relief. While the additional information form is required for all R&D claims, advance notification will also be required for some.
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TAXguide 06/23: A basic guide to pillar two
- Technical release
- 04 Sep 2023
Pillar two is part of a package of initiatives agreed at OECD level by territories worldwide to tackle the challenges of taxing multinational enterprises (MNEs) cross-border. In the UK, it will be known as the multinational top-up tax and domestic top-up tax that will apply for accounting periods beginning on or after 31 December 2023.
Employment tax
TAXguide 02/25: Payroll rates, allowances and thresholds in 2025/26
- Technical release
- 13 Mar 2025
PAYE rates, thresholds, allowances, etc for employers in 2025/26 covering income tax, NIC, reliefs and levies, statutory payments, pensions, student loans, NMW/NLW rates and car/van/fuel benefits-in-kind.
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TAXguide 08/24: Payrolling of benefits-in-kind and expenses webinar Q&As
- Technical release
- 09 Dec 2024
This TAXguide provides answers to questions asked in a webinar on payrolling of benefits-in-kind (PBIK) delivered by ICAEW’s Tax Faculty on 16 October 2024.
TAXguide 03/24: Payroll rates, allowances and thresholds in 2024/25
- Technical release
- 08 Apr 2024
PAYE rates, thresholds, allowances, etc for employers in 2024/25 covering income tax, NIC, reliefs and levies, statutory payments, pensions, student loans, NMW/NLW rates and car/van/fuel BIK.
TAXguide 02/2024: Taxation of cryptoassets for businesses
- Technical release
- 28 Feb 2024
TAXguide covering the UK taxation of cryptocurrency held by businesses including corporation tax, stamp taxes, employment income and VAT.
International taxes
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TAXguide 06/23: A basic guide to pillar two
- Technical release
- 04 Sep 2023
Pillar two is part of a package of initiatives agreed at OECD level by territories worldwide to tackle the challenges of taxing multinational enterprises (MNEs) cross-border. In the UK, it will be known as the multinational top-up tax and domestic top-up tax that will apply for accounting periods beginning on or after 31 December 2023.
TAXguide 20/21: Treatment of loans secured on foreign income or gains by remittance basis users
- Technical release
- 22 Dec 2021
This guide highlights a change in HMRC’s approach to the treatment of loans made to remittance basis users where assets of the borrower are held by the lender. This TAXguide has been prepared jointly with STEP and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
TAXguide 19/21 Off-payroll working: cross-border issues
- Technical release
- 03 Dec 2021
Off-payroll working: guidance on clients’ off-payroll working obligations when a contractor works through an intermediary such as a personal service company across borders and/or some of the parties (client, contractor, contractor’s personal service company) are non-UK resident and/or the work is not wholly carried out in the UK, how the ‘host employer’ rules in s689 ITEPA 2003 interact, and the impact of double tax treaties.
TAXguide 03/21: Deemed domicile changes - trust protections and OIGs
- Technical release
- 01 Feb 2021
Guidance from ICAEW, STEP, and the CIOT to highlight a key issue with respect to the trust protections as introduced by Finance (No 2) Act 2017. This guide focuses on the situation where the settlor is deemed UK domiciled only under the 15-year rule and offshore income gains arise directly to the non-UK resident trust.
Personal tax
TAXguide 04/25: Making Tax Digital for income tax – questions from 2025 webinars
- Technical release
- 17 Jul 2025
This TAXguide sets out the answers to various questions raised at MTDtalk on 2 June 2025 and Tax in Practice on 1 July 2025. It does not answer every question raised as some were similar, but seeks to group the responses by theme.
TAXguide 02/25: Payroll rates, allowances and thresholds in 2025/26
- Technical release
- 13 Mar 2025
PAYE rates, thresholds, allowances, etc for employers in 2025/26 covering income tax, NIC, reliefs and levies, statutory payments, pensions, student loans, NMW/NLW rates and car/van/fuel benefits-in-kind.
TAXguide 03/24: Payroll rates, allowances and thresholds in 2024/25
- Technical release
- 08 Apr 2024
PAYE rates, thresholds, allowances, etc for employers in 2024/25 covering income tax, NIC, reliefs and levies, statutory payments, pensions, student loans, NMW/NLW rates and car/van/fuel BIK.
TAXguide 01/2024: Taxation of cryptoassets for individuals
- Technical release
- 28 Feb 2024
TAXguide covering the UK taxation of cryptocurrency held by individuals including charges to capital gains tax and income tax.
Property tax
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TAXguide 10/21: A guide to principal private residence relief
- Helpsheets and support
- 28 Apr 2021
Questions around the tax treatment of someone’s principal private residence (PPR) arise with frequency and all too often the answer is not as straightforward as might first appear. This guide considers the core rules, the traps and the key items to be aware of to help clients through this area of tax law.
TAXguide 15/20: CGT UK property disposal reporting
- Technical release
- 15 Sep 2020
The requirement for UK residents to report and pay capital gains tax (CGT) on disposals of UK residential property separately from the self assessment tax return was introduced in April 2020. The deadline is 60 days for all completions on or after 27 October 2021.
TAXguide 11/20: IHT on overseas property representing UK residential property
- Technical release
- 29 Jun 2020
An update to guidance from ICAEW, STEP, CIOT and The Law Society on areas of uncertainty in the statutory provisions for Inheritance Tax on Overseas Property Representing UK Residential Property introduced by Finance Act (No 2) Act 2017.
TAXguide 15/17: Inheritance tax - business property relief and groups of companies
- Technical release
- 07 Sep 2017
In TAXguide 15/17, the Tax Faculty has published correspondence between Emma Chamberlain and HMRC relating to the availability of business property relief (BPR) in complex group structures. It extends the guidance offered by TAXguide 05/11 on inheritance tax and BPR.
Tax administration and compliance
TAXguide 04/25: Making Tax Digital for income tax – questions from 2025 webinars
- Technical release
- 17 Jul 2025
This TAXguide sets out the answers to various questions raised at MTDtalk on 2 June 2025 and Tax in Practice on 1 July 2025. It does not answer every question raised as some were similar, but seeks to group the responses by theme.
Exclusive
TAXguide 03/22: changes to VAT penalties and interest charges
- Technical release
- 13 Dec 2022
This TAXguide provides details of the new penalties for late submission and payment of VAT returns, which takes effect for VAT periods starting on or after 1 January 2023.
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TAXguide 05/21: Tax issues in 2021
- Technical release
- 05 Feb 2021
In this TAXguide, Rebecca Benneyworth highlights some key tax areas for practitioners to be aware of in the early part of 2021, before the next round of announcements arrives in the March Budget.
TAXguide 15/20: CGT UK property disposal reporting
- Technical release
- 15 Sep 2020
The requirement for UK residents to report and pay capital gains tax (CGT) on disposals of UK residential property separately from the self assessment tax return was introduced in April 2020. The deadline is 60 days for all completions on or after 27 October 2021.
VAT
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TAXguide 03/22: changes to VAT penalties and interest charges
- Technical release
- 13 Dec 2022
This TAXguide provides details of the new penalties for late submission and payment of VAT returns, which takes effect for VAT periods starting on or after 1 January 2023.
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TAXguide 20/20 New VAT ecommerce rules in EU from 1 July 2021 – how will they affect UK businesses?
- Technical release
- 23 Dec 2020
Major VAT changes are being introduced by the EU on 1 July 2021, just six months after the end of the UK’s transitional deal. Neil Warren provides guidance on the key changes that will take place.
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TAXguide 18/20: VAT MOSS – what happens following the end of the UK VAT MOSS scheme
- Technical release
- 11 Dec 2020
The UK has left the EU, with 31 December 2020 marking the end of the transitional deal that has been in place since 1 February 2020. The EU departure will mean important changes for UK businesses that sell broadcasting, telecommunication and electronic (BTE) services to non-business customers (B2C) inside the EU. Neil Warren provides guidance on the key changes that will take place.
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