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NEWS: SEISS claimants – have you received a letter from HMRC? Image of a brown "HMRC" envelope open with a piece of paper sticking out
Published on 19 December 2022

SEISS claimants – have you received a letter from HMRC?

The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants were available to help support eligible sole-traders and partners in partnerships during the coronavirus pandemic. HMRC are checking that individuals who claimed the fourth and/or fifth SEISS grants were eligible to do so. The aim of the le...

NEWS: Help available for the self-employed when completing tax returns. image of a lady sat at a desk completing her tax return
Published on 15 December 2022

Help available for the self-employed when completing tax returns

Are you one of the many self-employed people intending to complete your online Self Assessment tax return over the festive period? If you are worried about doing this, then read on to find out about the helpful guidance available on our website. Many sole-traders and partners will be completing t...

News: claiming benefits if you are behind on your taxes. image of a man sat at a computer with a cup of coffee, he has bubbles above his head of everything he is thinking about, too much to do.
Published on 8 December 2022

Claiming benefits if you are behind on your taxes

Some workers, especially those delivering goods or takeaways in the gig economy, may be struggling to earn enough money. If options for other work are limited, benefits can be a lifeline. But what if you are behind on your taxes? Does this mean you can’t claim benefits? ...

NEWS: If you are VAT registered and not yet in Making Tax Digital you need to act now image of a red button with white lettering saying "ACT NOW"
Published on 21 November 2022

If you are VAT registered and not yet in Making Tax Digital you need to act now

If you are VAT registered, you should now be within Making Tax Digital (MTD). This means you should be filing VAT returns through MTD compliant software since it became mandatory for you to do so from April 2022 at the latest. If you have not managed to get to grips with the MTD requirements yet,...

NEWS: Loan charge discovery assessments: image of HMRC crown logo
Published on 14 November 2022

Loan charge discovery assessments

HMRC are issuing discovery assessments to people who they believe should have submitted a 2018/19 tax return containing the loan charge and who either did not include it, or did not include it fully. Here we answer some of the questions you may have if you have recently received such a letter. ...

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