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Inheritance Tax and HMRC

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 16, 2025.

The number of estates affected by Inheritance Tax (IHT) is being forecast to increase by 50% by 2030. The government is forecasting that taxation rasied by IHT will increase from £5.5 billion in...

IHT, IHT and HMRC, Inheritance Tax, Inheritance tax raised, Tax enquiries IHT

HMRC Chnages in Spending Review

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 13, 2025.

The Chancellor announced several changes to HMRC in her recent spending announcement . The 3 most significant changes were: Spending £1.7bn over a 4 year period to employ 7,900 additional HMRC...

HMRC compliance, HMRC debt collection, HMRC Digital, HMRC postage

Companies House ID Verification

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 11, 2025.

In Autumn 2025 Companies House are introducing a system whereby all directors are going to be required to be ID checked. Foe most directors this will entail them using the Companies House Onelogin...

ASCP, Companies House, ID check

Inheritance Tax £1m Business Property Relief Exempt Band

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 4, 2025.

Further details are gradually emerging of the changes concerning Business Property Relief within Inheritance Tax (IHT). The significant changes to BPR relief with in IHT, which are due tro come...

BPR, Business Property Relief, IHT

Payrolling of Benefits Delayed

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 2, 2025.

HMRC have announced that the compulsary payrolling of benefirs has been delayed until April 2027. TPayrolling of benefits will result in the dmise of the annual P11D benefits in kind return.

P11D, Payrolling of Benefits

HMRC Agent Account Security

Written by Tony Shackleford on May 21, 2025.

Following a significant number of hacks of tax adviser accounts, HMRC have announced that they will be introducing additional security features. The hacks result is fraudulent tax repayment claims...

HMRC Agent Account, HMRC security, MFA

Payrolling of Benefits

Written by Tony Shackleford on April 29, 2025.

In previous announcments by HMRC, benefits in kind wers echeduled to be reported and have the tax deducted through the payroll from 6 April 2026. This would mean that benefits could not be reported...

P11D, Payrolling of Benefits

Further Update on MTD for Income Tax

Written by Tony Shackleford on April 29, 2025.

HMRC have announced that there will be 2 levels of Agents allowed for each tax payer under MTD for income tax. The top level Agent corresponds with the current Agent authority under self-...

64-8, Agent for MTD, Agents, MTD, MTD for Income Tax

Making Tax Digital (MTD) For Income Tax Update

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 26, 2025.

The chancellor has today announced updated timings for the implementation of MTD for income tax. MTD for income tax applies to self employed and those in receipt of rental income. The details below...

Making Tax digital, MTD, MTD for Income Tax

HMRC mileage rate

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 24, 2025.

The HMRC approved mileage rate, for claiming business miles when driving own car, is 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles. This rate has remained unchanged since April 2011. If it had been...

Fixed profit car scheme, HMRC mileage

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