Tax Diary January/February 2023

1 January 2023 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 March 2022. 19 January 2023 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 January 2023. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 January 2023). 19 January 2023 – Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly […]
Are you ready for 31 January 2023?

There are now less than 50 days to file your 2021-22 Self-Assessment tax return. Last year over 12.5 million taxpayers were required to complete a Self-Assessment tax return but over 2.3 million taxpayers missed the 31 January deadline. The deadline for submitting your 2021-22 Self-Assessment tax returns online is 31 January 2023. You should also […]
Digitisation of tax postponed

A statement was made by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 19 December 2022. It confirmed that the roll-out of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, due to commence April 2024, is being delayed. The statement says: Across the globe, digitalisation of tax is increasingly the norm. Modernisation of UK businesses and the tax […]
Using the HMRC app to make Self-Assessment tax payments

A new press release from HMRC has revealed that more than 50,000 taxpayers have used the HMRC app to make Self-Assessment tax payments since February 2022. Payments can be made safely and securely through the app. In October alone, more than 6,700 Self-Assessment taxpayers paid almost £5.9 million in tax via the HMRC app, compared […]
Companies with 31 December year-end date

Have you considered any last-minute planning options if your company has a 31 December 2022 year-end date? It is not too late to consider your options. For example: Expenditure on qualifying plant or other equipment may qualify for the super-deduction capital allowance. This would allow you to write off 130% of cost against your profits […]
Don’t forget those trivial benefits

Don’t forget to take advantage of tax-free trivial benefits before Christmas. If you are an employer and looking to give your employees a small token of appreciation for Christmas, then your best option is probably to give them a gift. In order to ensure that this is not a taxable gift, it is important to […]
Use HMRC’s tax app to save time

A free HMRC tax app is available and offers some useful functionality. In fact, in the 12 months up to October 2022, HMRC received almost 3 million calls from people asking for information that is now readily available on the app. This included: 354,499 calls from people who forgot/lost their National Insurance number; 444,301 calls from people […]
CGT tax-free allowance reducing

In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the annual exempt amount applicable to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is to be more than halved next year. This rate had previously been fixed at £12,300 from April 2021 to April 2026 for individuals, personal representatives, and certain trusts for disabled people. The exempt amount will now be […]
Tax Diary December 2022/January 2023

1 December 2022 – Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 28 February 2022. 19 December 2022 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 December 2022. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 December 2022). 19 December 2022 – Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly […]
Basis of assessment changing

Forthcoming 'basis of assessment' reforms will change the way trading income is allocated to tax years for the self-employed. The changes will affect sole traders and partnerships that use an accounting date between 6 April and 30 March. There is no change to the rule for companies. The reforms will change the basis period from a […]