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If you’re an expat planning to set up a business in the UK, this guide can help you understand the essentials.

The tax authority plans to cut the use of phone-based tax advisers by 30% within two years as it struggles to cope with increasing demand and cuts to staffing budgets HMRC chief executive Jim Harra said: ‘We want to reduce the volume of contact through phone and post...

As a landlord, you can choose to incorporate your business or run things as an individual. Each has its pros and cons. Here are some things to consider.

Now that we’re well into the new tax year (and approaching the 31 July payment on account), tax returns for 2022-23 can be submitted any time now, up until the deadline. We’re strongly encouraging our clients to submit their tax returns well before the January...

If you haven’t declared previous income for a few years, you must get the ball rolling immediately. Here’s how.

In his first spring budget speech as Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt delivered many changes to the House of Commons on March 15 2023.

A clear and fair shareholder agreement can help prevent unnecessary disputes from arising, explains Hiten Patel, senior associate at KaurMaxwell. Until recently, vehicle manufacturers Renault and Nissan were locked in a complex commercial dispute, seeking to tear up...

Employers can provide a benefit to employees by providing a tax-free and cheap loan. These loans are often given to employees for travel season tickets or to buy electronic equipment such as laptops or phones. The rules, however, apply to all loans. Tax status A tax...

Frozen tax thresholds will see more taxpayers dragged into higher rate 40% tax this year, dividend allowance and capital gains tax allowances slashed Base rate and higher rate thresholds are frozen until 2028 at £12,570 and £50,271 respectively. This will pull more...

The latest HMRC performance report shows that 35% of calls to HMRC call centers were not answered compared with 27.8% in January. At the same time, 69% of callers waited more than 10 minutes for the call to be picked up, the worst performance since April 2022, while...