Budget 2015: at a glance

Last Updated: 31 August 2023

The chancellor George Osborne has made his budget report. Highlights include changes to the Entrepreneurs' Relief rules for limited company investment in partnerships, associated disposals and joint venture holdings and a restriction on CGT relief on wasting assets. Do read on to the end.

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Marriage Allowance (Transferable Married Couples Allowance)

Last Updated: 25 July 2024

The Marriage Allowance, also referred to as the Transferable Allowance for Married Couples and Civil Partners, was introduced on 6 April 2015. What is it? How can I claim it? Is the timing of a claim important?

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Tax-avoidance: what’s on?

Last Updated: 29 January 2020

Here is a summary of the top topical stories on tax avoidance that have hit the headlines, all from the viewpoint of an SME tax adviser.

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Eclipse 35 film scheme: victory for HMRC

Last Updated: 31 August 2023

HMRC can clock up another victory in tax avoidance litigation. The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP (Eclipse 35), upholding the earlier findings of the FTT, that it was not carrying on a trade. 

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IHT returns penalties for careless and deliberate errors

Last Updated: 06 June 2024

In Hutchings v HMRC [2015] TC04421, the main beneficiary of a deceased taxpayer received a tax penalty for failing to disclose for Inheritance Tax purposes a gift made from his dead parent’s undisclosed Swiss bank account. This is the first case under this legislation.

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Company car online updater

Last Updated: 31 August 2023

HMRC have launched a new trial online facility that allows employees to update their own company car details. 

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  2. How to reclaim s.455 tax paid on loans to participators
  3. Lawfully voted dividends incapable of being reclassified as earnings
  4. Male Londoners are most likely to file their tax returns late!
  5. Consultation: Temporary workers – relief for travel and subsistence expenses

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