HMRC are sending one-to-many ‘nudge’ letters to taxpayers who included an invalid claim for gift hold-over relief in their 2021/22 tax return. This may be because a separate claim form was not included with the return, or the claim form was included but not signed. If you receive such a letter, it is important that

Workers are entitled to be paid the National Living Wage (NLW) or Minimum Wage (NMW) for their age. Employers who fail to do this run the risk of financial penalties and of being ‘named and shamed’. To help employers avoid mistakes, HMRC have produced a checklist of 18 common errors. These are listed below. Common

The High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge that claws back child benefit where the claimant or his or her partner have adjusted net income of at least £50,000. Where both parties have income in excess of this, the charge is levied on the partner with the highest income. The charge is equal

The issue of whether a derelict a residential property and liable to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) at the residential rates was considered by the First-tier Tribunal. The appellants, Mr and Mrs Mudan, purchased a property in London for £1,755,000. As they already had another residential property, they paid SDLT at the residential rates inclusive

Landlords coming to the end of their fixed rate mortgage deal are likely to be paying considerably more in interest when they remortgage. The extent to which tax relief is available for interest payments depends on the type of let, the type of property and whether the business is an unincorporated property business or operated