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Council tax question
We moved a few months ago and apparently were sent a letter from the council wanting to confirm our accomodation for council tax purposes. We didn't receive the letter. Today I came home with a note through the door apparently from the council stating that they called round to access the accomodation for tax purposes. My…
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Claim back capital losses on investments?
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Can I claim back student loan?
Hi all, Hope someone can help me! I was made redundant in June. Started a business and have had no salary since. For the 4 months I was paid whilst employed I made £460 payments to my student loan via PAYE This was based on an assumption I was going to earn £30,000 over the year I would need to earn £20,000 just to have to…
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Car allowance plus mileage
Hi Can I claim a tax rebate, I opted out of company car scheme 5 years ago, I get £6200 pa allowance and 0.22p per mile doing about 10k miles per year, earn £32k pa plus above, never had a tax rebate, If yes then what is the best way to procceed, thanks in advance Bob
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Claiming Tax on Business Miles
My company provide me with a company credit card to purchase fuel for both private and business use and I am taxed on both using the following method; - I spend £100 on fuel for a combination of both business and private use. - At the end of the month the £100 is added to my gross salary and the tax is deducted. - The £100…
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National Insurance Question
My girlfriend has worked on cruise ships for the last 3 years. The first 12 months was for an American company, onboard a bahamas registered ship. The past 2 years she has worked for a British company, on a UK registered ship. She has paid no income tax or national insurance during this time. She has now been told that she…
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Filing Tax return on line with annuity income??
Just saw another query that has made me think about this - am I able to do on online self assessment for husband who also started taking annuity in September 2008 - if not - eeeek better get a move on!! thanks Hey! do you saw this? forex market
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Just a quicky...
Me and my girlfriend have moved into a 1 bedroom flat (private kitchen & bathroom etc) and got a council tax bill for £1216 (Band C) and we checked the website and it says that all but one of four flat are band C and the other is band B.... how does this work??? The other thing is that I'm a student and shes a…
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Non resident BTLer tax questions
This is a question for a friend who doesnt live in the UK but is going to buy at least one rental property. Does she have to pay tax in the UK on the rent recieved, is there an allowance? Any useful links?
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Absolutely fuming at the IR
Just had to vent steam and give you my recent experience with my last SA Tax return. Short story at the bottom, long story below ..... For once I was organised and decided to get my Tax return in with plenty of spare time. I spent the usual 3 days running around, collating invoices and receipts and what not and on the 9th…
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Tax Rebate?
Hi All I have never claimed for a tax rebate. I was thinking of claiming for one to see if i have been overpaid. I was sick for quite a bit 2 years ago and got SSP and then i was on mat leave last year and this year. If i should claim how do i go about it?
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Aportioning VAT between Private/Business
As soon as I finally get free from my notice period at work in Jan I am starting my new company and registering for VAT. In the meantime, so I can hit the ground running I've started to buy stuff for the business. My understanding is that I'll be able to claim all the VAT back on office stuff and so on that is 100% for…
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capital gains
If you inherit a house from a parent what happens with capital gains tax i may be wrong but it seems to me that you pay it with regards to the difference in value from the date of death valuation to the time the house is sold so if it was 5 or 10 years later there would be a good chance in an increase in value,so would it…
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Deferring tax
Hi, I think businesses can defer tax on profits to other years but is this also possible for people on paye? I would like to defer some investment interest earned during year 09/10 to the following tax year, as although my income will exceed the personal allowance for this year, I do not however anticipate that my income…
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Overpaid Tax
Hi, I've just received a letter from HMRC saying that I've overpaid an amount. They don't really make it clear how they will give me this money back. They do state that the return hasn't been checked yet, but the preliminary calculations show an overpayment. I assume they will check the return and then send me a cheque?…
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Professional subscriptions
Hi, I think you can claim professional subscriptions as an allowance, and also uniform cleaning (for healthworkers). I am PAYE. I'm filling out my self assessment and can't find where these figures should go. If this is for 08-09, would I get this as a refund, or will it simply change my code for next year? Any help…
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Stockpile before VAT rises in January - better than saving?
I wonder if anybody has sat down & worked out how much VAT a year the average person pays on household expenditure and how much they would save if, as opposed to putting money in a savings account, they spent it buying in a year's supply of VATable items at the reduced 15% rate, or bringing forward their expenditure on VAT…
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Inheritance used as business capital then taken out when business sold
Hi everyone, only posted a couple of times but love lurking! I have a query regarding a business that I started and sold within a year. It was a recruitment agency and I was in a partnership with a former work colleague. Basically, my mum died and I was given a gift of £15,000 from my step-father (there was no will) which…
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How much tax..New Job..Confusion!
Hi guys I'm new to the forum. Now lets expain my situation. Current Job- Part time and earn £4000 a year. Previous job- Temporary and earned £2000 for 6 weeks work, from August till September. Now for my previous job, i have been taxed at least £500 from my wages. Im assuming this is correct as the tax man thinks I have 2…
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Custom Clearance Agent is asking for £70 to clear items worth £15 !!
I asked a custom clearance agent how much he much it would cost me to customs clear the £15 candies (weighing around 10KG) I imported, and he said it would cost between £70 to £100 !! That seems to be a bit too much especially when considering the value of the goods I am importing (£15) !! He also mentioned the Terminal…
