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Property Tax Planning VAT

The tax implications of furnished holiday lets

COVID-19 prompts high demand for UK holidays. Owning and letting out a holiday home, otherwise known as a furnished holiday let (FHL),…

hjp_adminMay 7, 2021

Pensions

The pensions lifetime allowance

How might the big freeze affect you? Traditionally, most people get nowhere near breaching the pensions lifetime allowance, but that’s likely to…

hjp_adminMay 6, 2021

Tax Planning

The future of UK corporation tax

What’s ahead for companies, from rate rises to Making Tax Digital. For the past 40 years or so, corporate tax rates have…

hjp_adminApril 7, 2021

Monthly News

Insider News April 2021

Three-month extension for business rates holiday in England The year-long business rates holiday in England has been extended for another three months,…

hjp_adminApril 7, 2021

Personal Tax

Personal tax planning in 2021/22

What’s changing for the new tax year? If there’s one thing to take away from Spring Budget 2021, it’s taking charge of…

hjp_adminApril 1, 2021

Payroll

Off-payroll working in the Private Sector

Are you prepared for changes to the IR35 rules? Exactly a year later than planned, changes to the off-payroll rules – known…

hjp_adminMarch 15, 2021

Monthly News

Insider News March 2021

Opt-in to VAT deferral new payment scheme by 31 March 2021 Businesses that deferred paying VAT between 20 March 2020 and 30…

hjp_adminMarch 7, 2021

National Insurance

National Insurance Planning

For employers, employees and the self-employed. Our state pension, benefits, health service and more are all funded by National Insurance contributions (NICs).…

hjp_adminMarch 3, 2021

Helpful Hints

Complying with your tax obligations

Meeting your obligations amid COVID-19 disruption. It’s not often that HMRC makes exceptions to its tax deadlines or late-filing penalties, but the…

hjp_adminFebruary 7, 2021

Pensions Personal Tax

How to plan for your retirement

Get on track for a comfortable retirement. If you have a defined contribution pension scheme – whether private or through your employer…

hjp_adminFebruary 7, 2021