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Married Persons Allowance - what should I do?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me? I recently found out that you are supposed to tell HMRC when you get married. I genuinely didn't know this and have been married for 5 years. I'd like to claim Married Persons Allowance (or whatever it is called) as I am the higher earner. However - I'm worried I will…
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Self !!! - What can I claim back?
Hi, I occasionally do some IT training and earn about 1/2k pa. On my self assessment form I only claim back the basic travel expenses and electric/heating costs etc. However as I work with computers, I am always needing to buying equipment (Adobe Cloud, Windows 7 etc)...now I would put these down within my additional…
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cayman islands
Hi we are moving to cayman islands for two years in september. I will be in full time employment overthere. We have a home we plan to rent in the uk while we are away. Does anyone know how much rent per year we can charge before we get taxed on it. We still have a mortage on our home. Also we hope we can save a lot of…
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Work from home tax/benefits?
Hi, someone told me that if you work from home you can get benefits or claim back money used on electric etc? Is this true and does anyone know where I can find info on this? Thanks guys, recently gone self employed and trying to see what I am entitled to :)
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Overseas tax exemption
Hi guys im a first time poster so hopefully this is in the right place, I have a Job offer from a uk company working in Afghanistan ( I'm a electrician) and I should be flying out in about 5 weeks, The question I have is that where I'm not flying out for a complete tax year April to April but instead August to August what…
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New tax code - in July?
Hi all, A quick question. I left my previous job on July 1st and started my new job on July 1st. My p45 stated tax code 944L and I have given this to my new employer. I have received in the post (dated 9th July) a new tax code for 936L which mentions I'm unemployed! Has something gone wrong or is this normal? Also is there…
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Taxation and divorce when you work in UK and pay support over to Canada.
My best friend has been divorced in Canada for 2 years now and is paying maintenance on his 3 kids with a parental agreement in place for a year now. He is also paying his ex wife maintenance at a proportion of his salary which was also agreed 2 years ago (it was a 5 year agreement and is an annually reducing proportion %…
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Have been billed for underpayment tax
Hi I wounder if someone can help me. My Husband works for a company. And got a letter the other day from the tax office to say he has underpaid tax in 2012/2013. I am trying to find out if his work company is at fault for not telling the tax office the correct tax code. He checks his wage slips every month. His company…
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Reclaiming Business Expenses - P87?
I recently relocated offices to work some 50 miles away from my previous office, and my employer pays a flat £500 per month relocation charge, to cover additional expenses in getting to work. This is taxed at the usual rates (i think mostly 20% but it pushes me into the 40% bracket so a portion of this is at 40%), and i…
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When to pay tax
Hi guys, Probably a silly question, but I've submitted my tax return for 2012-2013 and HMRC have calculated my tax for the year, but haven't said when or how to pay. I done the paper version, so assumed I would get a paying in slip. Tax is a minimal amount, but don't want to get fined for late payment. Can someone please…
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Additional income - what to do re tax/status?
In January I embarked on a new career as a web developer with a small agency in London. I work full-time with the company and am on PAYE. In February, March and again in earlier in May, I did some 'side work' creating small websites for two friends' companies. Payments were made to my bank account and amount to £1000. I've…
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Council tax - should I appeal it?
Hi all, we recently bought a 3 bed new build. Unfortunately as it was a new build it hadn't been banded yet so we had no idea what to expect on council tax but we were given the impression it would probably be in tax band C. Well I've spoken to the valuation office today and they're banding it as a D! It works out as an…
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No win no fee earnings and Income Tax
Hello, This is the first time that I use this forum, is this the right section to ask this question? I won a case against a company who gave me a bad reference that cost me a couple of good jobs, this was done as 'no win no fee'. The solicitor involved told me that I probably wouldn't have to pay tax on the money received…
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Tax on cashbacks/vouchers
Just curious to know about tax implication on the credit card cashbacks, Quidco cashbacks, M&S vouchers from SKY, £5 per month incentive by HALIFAX etc......etc..... Should a self-employed declare these on tax return? Does anyone on 40% tax bracket declare these? I know these would be as minuscule as the mass of earth in…
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Hmrc help please im confused
Hi everyone Now husband was made redundant end of april and now he has a tax rebate of approx 1300 on the way back to him. After a right pavarla with hmrc (loosing docs etc and generally dragging their heels) they have told us on the phone the rebate is being processed....its a rebate due to paying redundancy payment at…
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PAYE and SA
Hello, I have had a hunt on the forum for an answer to this but I think I just need some peace-of-mind. I'm currently employed full time and pay tax in the normal PAYE way. However, I will also be joining another employer which I will need to complete a SA for each year. Now, this is where it gets a bit complicated for me.…
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Underpayment of tax 07-08 due to Employer
Please can anyone give me advice on what to do regarding Under payment of income tax which happened 6 years ago when I was an employee so was paid by PAYE? I changed jobs in the June of 07 and gave my new employer my P45 but on the P60 for 07-08 they did not include this and therefore my tax was under calculated and I now…
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Claiming for Petrol
Can you claim for travel expenses getting to and from work if you are employed by someone As far as I know you can't but don't see the difference between that and being self employed where you might work one place for a day next day somewhere else. Both instances you still have to pay to get to work
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Tax dispute
Hi, Having changed jobs and notifiying HMRC I was reassured a new tax code would be implemented. HMRC however failed to send a new code to my other employer and I ended up receiving a charge of £218 for a underpayment as a result. I have disputed this with HMRC however they reject my claim on the grounds that yes, they did…
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Tax Rebate help
Does one has to request a NI rebate separately to an income tax rebate?
