Uncategorized – Sutton Coldfield Accountancy

HMRC Simple Assessment

Written by Tony Shackleford on September 18, 2026.

Simple Assessments are issued by HMRC to individuals who are not on the self-assessment tax system, but have tax liabilities outstanding for a tax year. The number of simple assessments issued has...

HMRC Simple Assessment, Simple Assessment

MTD April 2027

Written by Tony Shackleford on September 7, 2026.

Those individuals (self employed and those with property rental income) with gross relevant income in excess of £30,000 per tax year are being caught by MTD from April 2027. The current estimate is...

000, MTD, MTD £30, MTD 2027, MTD April 2027

MTD Final Return to HMRC

Written by Tony Shackleford on August 6, 2026.

MTD for income tax currently impacts on those individuals who have total gross income in excess of £50,000 per tax year from self employment and rental income. By April 2028 the threshold will be...

Making Tax digital, MTD, MTD final return, MTD Quarterly Return, Self assessment

HMRC Considering Collecting Tax Earlier

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 15, 2026.

HMRC is considering changing the timing of the collection of income tax. The proposed change will apply to those taxpayers who are under the Self-Assessment or Making Tax Digital tax systems, who...

HMRC, income tax, INCOME TAX COLLECTION, PAYE coding notice

HMRC Considering Mandating DD for VAT and PAYE

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 3, 2026.

HMRC have stated that they are considering the mandating of payment of PAYE and VAT by Direct Debit. The advantage of this move, would be to force businesses to make the payments which they should...

HMRC DD, HMRC DD VAT and PAYE, HMRC direct debit

VAT on UBER fares

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 22, 2026.

The current position regarding VAT on UBER fares, is a good illustration of how complex VAT can be. Following a series of tribunal cases and appeals, UBER now charges VAT using the Tour Operator...

UBER, UBER TOMS, VAT Uber

Mansion Tax

Written by Tony Shackleford on June 1, 2026.

In the 2025 budget the Chancellor annnounced the introduction of a mansion tax. Once introduced, properties with a value of £2m or more would face an annual charge of between £2,500 and £7,500....

high value council tax surcharge, HVCTS, mansion tax

Summer 26 VAT Changes

Written by Tony Shackleford on May 26, 2026.

The Chancellor has announced the ‘Great British Summer Saving Scheme’. The main VAT measures are: Reduced VAT rate to be charged on childrens meals. Reduced VAT rate to be charged on...

Great British Summer Saving Scheme, Vat, VAT in childrens meal, vat on childrens tickets

Business Mileage Tax Relief

Written by Tony Shackleford on May 26, 2026.

The Chancellor announced last week that the tax relief which can be claimed for business mileage is being changed. The change is backdated to 5 April 2026. From that date a rate of 55p per mile can...

Business mileage tax relief, Fixed profit car scheme, mileage tax