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Self assessment forums
HMRC will hold open chat forums in January in January to answer questions about self assessment. Dates for the online events can be found on GOV.UK
Self assessment forums
HMRC will hold open chat forums in January in January to answer questions about self assessment. Dates for the online events can be found on GOV.UK
Fuel benefit rates
With effect from 6 April 2015, the figure used to calculate the cash equivalent of the benefit of car fuel received by an employee for private use, is increased from £21,700 to £22,100. The figure representing the cash equivalent of the benefit of a van received by an employee rises from £3,090 to £3,150 and van fuel benefit increases from £581 to £594.
Christmas returns
HMRC received 1,733 tax returns online on Christmas Day. The busiest filing hour was midday to 1pm, when 148 documents were submitted. A total of 24,228 online returns were received over the three-day festive period – up 5% on 23,059 in 2013.
Budget
The chancellor of the exchequer will deliver the 2015 Budget on 18 March.
Online service
More than half a million businesses have signed up to the online service Your Tax Account, which enables small firms to manage their affairs in a single secure space, according to HMRC.
VAT guides
HMRC have released an updated Notice 700: the VAT Guide, which cancels and replaces the August 2013 version. The Revenue has also published VAT: Businesses Supplying Digital Services to Private Consumers, to explain new rules that apply from 1 January 2015.
