Amanda Osborne

Over the past few years, tax enquiries aimed at identifying and correcting errors or deliberate under-reporting in tax returns have increased. HMRC generates substantial revenue from all compliance activities and although the exact proportion relating to tax enquiries is not…

Scammers are becoming increasingly adept at fooling people and a favoured tactic is a letter, a text or an email purporting to be from HMRC, often promising a tax refund in exchange for personal and financial data. During the summer,…

A person who is resident and domiciled in the UK is liable to UK tax on their worldwide income. Consequently, if they have overseas property that they rent out, any rental profits are taxable in the UK. Separate overseas property…

If it works correctly, the tax that is collected under PAYE will exactly match the tax that is due for the year. However, in practice, this balance may be disturbed, for example, because benefits included in a tax code change…

Anyone who invests in a company is taking a chance, hoping that the directors, as representatives of the company, will use the money to increase the company’s profit. In return for taking this chance, a shareholder receives ‘payback’ usually as…

Although suppliers such as mobile phone providers are VAT registered, a careful look at the invoices issued to customers shows the words ‘this is not a VAT invoice’ – why is that? A valid VAT invoice is a crucial document…

Trusted partner, Adrian Berwick of AB HR Solutions, provides insight on the Right to Disconnect. What do we mean by the right to disconnect? The right to disconnect (sometimes referred to as switch off) is a proposed human right that…

To qualify for a full state pension, you need 35 qualifying years. You can earn these through paying National Insurance contributions or being awarded National Insurance credits. If you will not have sufficient qualifying years for a full state pension…

Mileage allowances – What can you pay tax-free? Employees often need to undertake business trips and it is common practice to reimburse the employee’s fuel costs by means of a mileage allowance. The tax rules allow mileage payments to be…