Overpayment relief - late claims
26th July 2021
Overpayment relief is a claim to be made if a taxpayer realises they have overpaid their tax. The time limit for claiming overpayment relief is four years from the end of the tax year to which the...
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Fifth and final sef-employed income support grant to be paid from late July
26th July 2021
Please see our blog below for details of claiming the last Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant which covers the period from May 2021 to September 2021 and will be claimable from late...
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Financial institution notices and the removal of taxpayer safeguards
By Robin Williamson
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Tax
13th July 2021
As is well known, Schedule 36 of Finance Act 2008 gives HMRC extensive powers of information-gathering, search and inspection in order to check a taxpayer’s tax position or (following FA 2021) to...
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Tax-free Childcare Account subsidies to help cover summer camp costs
12th July 2021
Working parents wondering how to juggle childcare as the school summer holidays approach will be pleased to learn about increased subsidies by the Government as part of the new Tax-free Childcare...
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Avoid these P11D Pitfalls!
29th June 2021
HMRC’s P11D form submission and tax payment deadline for employee Benefits in Kind is fast approaching on 6th July. Every year at LWA we get asked common questions about what should and should not...
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Penalties: Legislation vs HMRC policy
28th June 2021
You will probably be aware that penalties for an inaccurate return vary depending on the “behaviour” that led to the tax loss. The “behaviour” is split into three different categories – reasonable...
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Groundhog Day for employment allowance scam
By Robin Williamson
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Tax
21st June 2021
While listening to BBC’s File on 4 “Britain’s Ghost Companies” on 11 May 2021, I experienced a distinct sense of déjà vu.
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Know Your Labour Supply Chain to Ensure Compliance with Off-Payroll IR35 Rules
8th June 2021
The "off-payroll" rules also known as IR35 that apply to workers supplying services to clients via their own personal companies became effective on 6th April 2021. Whilst small businesses will be...
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Discovery assessments: Supreme Court pronounces on staleness and deliberate inaccuracy
7th June 2021
The Supreme Court has released its eagerly awaited judgment in HMRC v Tooth [2021] UKSC 17. In doing so it has handed down its authoritative interpretation of the law on discovery assessments and...
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Countdown to Making Tax Digital, plus be aware of the new VAT Penalty Points System
7th May 2021
Our latest blog shares the most up-to-date information on VAT including preparing for HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) deadline as well as news of the VAT penalty points system to replace the current...
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