We outline the rights and safeguards the law gives you when HMRC have given you a formal notice asking you for certain information and documents in order to check someone else’s tax position.

We outline the rights and safeguards the law gives you when HMRC have asked to visit your business premises so that they may inspect the premises and any business assets or business documents that are there. These visits are also known as inspections.

There is no general relief from VAT for people who are disabled or chronically ill. However, a zero rate can be applied to certain supplies to disabled people for their domestic or personal use – that means, no VAT is charged. People aged 60 or over may also be ...

When someone dies, there are two aspects to consider in relation to state benefits and credits. Firstly, if the deceased individual was claiming any benefits or credits for their household, their death affects those claims. Secondly, certain other individuals in the household may be able to claim ...

When someone dies, if you are left in charge of sorting out their affairs, you will need to gather some information together. For instance, you need to know what their income and assets were and find out about any debts they owed. Here we set out some ideas that might help you trace a deceased ...

This page explains what happens to the ownership of assets that are jointly owned by the deceased and someone else at the date of death. This is an overview only and professional advice should be sought where there is any doubt and/or the sums are significant.