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tax question
my partner works from home as a self employed childminder,we are having to get a new gas boiler fitted as our old one is just about ready to die,just wondering if she could claim part of the cost as an expense as she needs heating in the house for the kids,prob not but just thought i would ask.thanks in advance
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Council Tax Query
Hi, I have a question relating to my fathers council tax banding. They have a recently recieved a letter from the local VOA office stating that there are questions over their current banding, which is band C and the local officer will be coming to do an external valuation only later this week. I suspect that they wish to…
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Tax for a Private Hire Taxi driver
Hi Can anyone help me? I have a full time job with a telecommunication company. Now i have also a Private Hire Taxi badge. So, in the weekends i will be doing taxi's. I was wondering how i would be pay tax for this extra income? Can anyone help? Thanks yas130
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Can HMRC make us pay all at once?
Hi Hope somebody could help us with this one. About 4 years ago my husband filled out a self assessment form which he filled out to the best of his ability. HMRC wrote back with a cheque for overpaid tax for £3500. Husband did not think anymore of this and was happy to receive the cheque. About 18 months later HMRC said…
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2 university students living with sister, council tax discount?
Hi all, Me and my brother are both full time university students and we live with our sister, who owns the house and pays council tax at the full rate. I have been told that she should be able to claim a discount as she is the only person in the house who is eligible to pay? The other occupants of the house include a…
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tax implications of protecting money in current times
At certain times of year, my limited company holds large cash reserves in the bank. Although with a major UK bank, I would like the reassurance of knowing that the money is safe should the bank go belly-up. From the FSA/ FSCS guidelines I know that small companies are protected to the individual limit of 50k. I would like…
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Reclaiming tax on items purchased in the USA?
I was recently on holiday in the USA in Washington DC. I spent a few quid:eek: and I've been told that I can claim back the US taxes I had to pay on my purchases whilst there. Is this true? If so, how do I go about doing this? I'm led to believe you have to make the claim through the US state you spent the money in but…
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Claiming tax back, and that £60
In the last tax year I had several jobs, mostly part time and also a period of claiming Job Seekers Allowance. I do not have all my P45s but can work out a rough amount of what I was paid and taxed. I've written a letter to claim my tax back, but am wondering whether I definitely need to send P45s because surely the tax…
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Claiming tax back - moved abroad
I finished work in the UK at the end of July - I have my P45 - and am now not working (looking after my daughter) in France. Can anyone advise how and when I can claim back the extra tax I paid while working from April-July?
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PHI Group Income Protection
Hi, Can anyone tell me if I should be paying Income Tax on the payments I receive from my companies PHI Group Income Protection scheme. My company but in the claim each month and then pay me minus the Income Tax and NI plus they pay employers NI. Is this correct? The reason I ask is because I have seen some articles on the…
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Self Assessment Returns - Paper and Online deadlines
Just a quick question. Been seeing the ads on the TV about self assessment returns - before 31 Oct if on paper and 31 Jan if online. My dad doesn't know about this. Normally, his returns are sent by 31 Jan and 31 July. If you don't watch TV, how is anyone supposed to know this?? How has it been communicated? Any help…
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Can My 19 yr old son get tax back??
Hi... my lad seems to pay an awful lot of tax on his p.time job.He was working at pub..left, and went back..now on BR code....will this be temporary? does he need to claim this back from work or should it automatically be adjusted?...what time scale might it be?If he earns less than the personal allowance ...will he pay…
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Can I cut out the Taxman?
I have this question in the property section but received no answers, so I thought I'd try here. My husband and I have jointly owned a flat for 12 years now. My husband works full-time and pays 40% tax. He is also the landlord for the flat and pays tax on the rental income. I do not work, have no income and pay no tax. I…
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Higher Rate Tax Bracket
Does anyone know how much you need to earn before getting charged 40%? Is it 40K? My tax code is 603L - I have not worked this year and just stared a new job earning 50K. Will I be taxed correctly given that I have not earnt my minimum tax allowance 6k about? Any ideas?
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Ruthbridge???
Hi, it's me again, made a few posts regardi 3G and Lorence (whatever the spelling) - how they are trying to get me to pay some debt that I know nothing about. NOW, however, is my Fathers turn. - He has received a letter from RUTHRIDGE Limited saying: Now, they are saying that my father has 'failed to respond to mail…
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£60 Rebate Query/Moved Jobs this tax year/No P45
My OH got made redundant at the end of July and returned to his previous job, he never got his P45 from the company as they went bust but he got a letter saying the liquidators would forward it but nothing has arrived. His old company which he returned too put him on the same tax code he was on before when he left last…
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No £60 extra for me?
Hi there I work as a nanny and im being paid weekly gross £224 so my bank account has been credited by £188.33 and from september £189.32 I mentioned to my boss the tax code change and that i should be paid something extra in September. She just said that she doesn't understand any of that and she won't pay me anything…
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Another tax query!!
Does this make sense to anybody? Son earned £428.20 after deductions W/E 3/10 and paid £57.60 tax and £34.20 NI. W/E 10th he earned £367.69 and paid £73.30 and N.I. £41.40. Very strange that he paid less tax last week and more tax this week and less in his pay packet. His tax code for the last two weeks are 603L which…
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Local councils + olympic tax
Hello , I am not sure if this is the right forum so please forgive me if off topic. It seems that the taxpayer will be picking up the bill for the Olympic village now which I take to mean some peoples council tax will rise.. Could any one point me to a definitive list of whihc councils will involved in supporting the…
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revenge!!!
this is a dramatic and ridiculus true story of whats happening in my life, i need someone please to answer three questions at the end, but i will give you some colourful info as its amazing even to me... i was born as a mistake, mum was told she was in the menopause.. lol from an early age i was left in the care of my…
