Tax & Financial Planning Blog

We’ve all been there. Christmas is over and the New Year has just begun… Unfortunately that means the clock really is ticking for you to get your self assessment tax return submitted. Nearly four million of the 10.2 million people in Britain required to fill in a self assessment tax return have not yet sent…

Nobody wants to pay tax; we’d all like to pay as little as possible. Whilst it is our job, as advisors, to ensure our clients are fully compliant and pay only what they need to in tax there are some perfectly legal and legitimate ways you can reduce your tax bill. Pay more into your…

Understanding if You Have to Pay UK Tax We get asked this question a lot. So often in fact that we decided it’s a subject worth covering in a blog. In most cases, there is a simple answer to this question. If you are not a UK resident, you won’t need to pay tax in…

Who needs to file a Self Assessment Tax Return? The self assessment tax return is an annual requirement for people who do not pay their tax automatically through PAYE. Self assessment tax returns are often submitted electronically to HMRC, with the deadline being 31st January following the end of the tax year. Alternatively, if filing…

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the name of the Government’s ambition to change the way in which we record financial data and report this information to HMRC. It requires taxpayers to keep digital records, instead of manual ones, and communicate with HMRC using a different reporting system to that which is currently in operation. Why…