Readers’ correspondence.Making tax digital
I read Andrew Hubbard’s excellent, thought-provoking article ‘Pause for thought’ (Taxation, 7 October 2021, page 8).
Andrew’s...
PAYE problem
Simple assessment calculation results in demand for tax.
HMRC sent my client a tax calculation for 2019-20 showing, erroneously, tax owing (all tax due actually being paid at source...
The government has confirmed plans to reform the basis period rules which determine how trading income for self-employed sole traders and partnerships is allocated to tax years. The proposal is to...
Legislation in Finance Bill 2021-22 will clamp down on promoters of tax avoidance. The package of measures, which will take effect following royal assent, will:allow HMRC to freeze a promoter’s...
The import of dental prostheses by, or on behalf of, registered dentists or registered dental care professionals is now exempt from VAT, applied retrospectively to 1 January 2021, as announced in the...
HMRC opened 3,574 investigations into inheritance tax in the year to 31 March 2021, netting an additional £254m in revenue, according to information obtained by Pinsent Masons.The firm adds that...