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The Scottish Government has proposed the rates and thresholds for Scottish income tax that will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers from 6 April 2020. These are subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament, which we expect in March 2020.

Guidance and draft legislation on the loan charge, following Amyas Morse’s independent review and the government response, have now been published. The headline is that the loan charge remains in place, although some changes have been made. We await further clarification on some aspects from HMRC, but here we give you some information as to what it all means…and what it doesn’t.

The 2018/19 tax return online filing deadline is 31st January 2020. If you have a tax return to complete, but simply don’t know where to start – help is available, even at this late stage. Here we offer some tips on finding last minute tax return help, in the hope of encouraging people to deal with their tax returns rather than leaving them to fester!