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If you are required to work from home, including due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can claim for the increased cost of things such as internet, phone bills and equipment for the time you spend at home. While the working from home allowance is not new, the rules have changed slightly and more people may be eligible as a result of the lockdown restrictions.
The official deadline for filing a Self Assessment tax return for 2019-20 was 31 January 2021. However, in a last-minute move, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) extended the Self Assessment filing deadline to the 28 February 2021. In this article, we look at the extension to the deadline and highlight key dates and issues you need to be aware of.
If you have just raced to complete your Self Assessment tax return, you are not alone. Last year, HMRC reported that around 700,000 taxpayers left their tax return to the last day in 2020, with 26,500 people submitting their return between 11 pm and midnight - the last hour before the deadline. However, there are many advantages to preparing and submitting your Self Assessment tax return in advance. In this post, we look at some of the benefits of submitting your tax return early.
There has been much speculation around the possibility of abolishing Entrepreneurs’ Relief. However, the Government has decided to retain the relief with the purpose of encouraging genuine entrepreneurial risk-taking. One change that the Government did make is that from 2020/2021, Entrepreneurs’ Relief has been renamed as Business Asset Disposal Relief.
Charitable giving is at the forefront of many people’s thoughts during these unprecedented times. Whether you wish to donate £10 or £10,000 to a charity all donations will be gratefully received; but you may not be aware the value of your gift could be worth even more to your chosen cause, with advantages to you as a UK taxpayer, using UK Government charitable tax reliefs.
