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Currently (12/05/21) there are less than 20 properties on the isle of wight available for residential letting. Speaking to estate agents on the island this is because so many properties are being snapped up as holiday lets. This is almost …

From April 2022, all VAT-registered businesses including those with turnover below £85,000 will be required to sign up for ‘Making Tax Digital for VAT’, meaning you will have to get one set up this year.

The National Living Wage (NLW) increased from 1st April 2021 for those over 23 is now £8.91. National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for younger age groups and apprentices have also increased. The record keeping rules for employers paying the national …

To qualify as a Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) the property has to be available to let for 210 days in the year and actually let for 105 days, due to Covid restrictions this has not been possible for the tax …

If you deferred VAT last year due to Coronavirus, payment is now due by 31 March 2021. HMRC, have set up a new VAT Deferral Scheme and you can transfer any deferred VAT to the new scheme. You can pay …

HMRC have announced a further extension to payment of tax due from Self Assessment customers. Normally tax is due by 31st January however this was extended to 28th February in light of COVID. HMRC have now extended this further to …

HMRC has updated their list of organisations and societies on which you can claim tax relief on your fees or subscriptions. The current list is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3

HMRC have announced this week that self assessment returns sent in after the deadline of 31st January 2021 but before 28th February 2021 will not be charged a penalty. However, any tax due and unpaid by 31st January will incur …

With the UK’s departure from the EU, HMRC have updated their list of Extra Statutory Concessions (ESC). A full list of ESC’s can be found on the gov.uk web site at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-48-extra-statutory-concessions/vat-notice-48-extra-statutory-concessions

With the recent local and national government grants for COVID, HMRC have revised part of their property income manual covering the treatment of grants and subsidies from UK government departments, private amenity groups and local authorities. For property income purposes, …