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SEIS Income Tax Relief
Hello all, I have a question about SEIS income tax relief. I have made an investment into a start up business and received a SEIS3 certificate in order to claim tax relief. I earned £125k PAYE last financial year so I do not need to do a tax return but wondered how I go about claiming the tax relief for the above if I do…
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40% tax
Hi All A recent pay rise has shifted me into the 40% tax bracket, the problem for me is as im drawing a private pension all of that income is taxed at 40% my pay rise took me to £51306 pa but now costs me an extra £200 in tax. question is can i put more into another pension with my current work to offset that . i know i…
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Restarting part self employed
Hi I went employed 18 months ago after 15 years self employed. Submitted my last sole trader tax return last January, no submissions since paid off outstanding balances of what I owed (which worked out more than I thought) Im looking to commence hybrid employed and self employed, but only doing 2-4 days a month self…
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Working from Home allowance
Just had a call to HMRC to sort out my underpayment - dealt with and updated on another thread. BUt incovnersation it appears they have removed my Working from home allowance and advised me that since 2023-24 there is no longer a £6 per week flat refund and that everything has to be calculated and I have to claim yearly.…
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Tax Code
Greetings. I've have various income sources (nothing grandiose, wage plus pensions) and have been channelling big chunks of wage into AVC to avoid 40% tax (am aware of 60% or salary limitation). HMRC changed my code to collect some unpaid tax for last year. They then changed the code again after I started receiving CS…
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Under paid income tax 2024 - 2025
Had a letter from HMRC, who have advised me that I have underpaid income tax by £637.60 Income - £49582.91 Deductions £312.00 - (unknown - edit now known as Job Expenses ?WFH allowance) Tax allowance - £12570 Taxable income - £36700.91 Tax Paid £7340 (correct at 20%) Adjustments - £1168.20 (unknown - edit under payment…
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HMRC Capital Gains Tax example
I thought I understood how the relevant CGT rates are determined. That is basic rate (18%) applies to any gain where the total gain (net of £3,000 allowance) plus taxable income (net of personal allowance) are less than £37,700 (current basic rate level). Where these total more than £37,700 then, where the taxable income…
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IHT – unmarried and childless? Discriminatory IHT .. needs reform !
Hello, a very long time lurker .. first time poster .. so please go easy ! As it stands, my understanding is that members of the “unmarried, childless population” people don’t get the additional “benefit” of the £175k Inheritance Tax Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB), so are stuck with a measly £325k IHT limit and then will…
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Salary sacrifice car
I’m currently salary just under £90k per year but with overtime and bonus I’m regularly hitting £130k+ per year. My employer has recently started a salary sacrifice scheme for cars. I have seen a vehicle I’m interested in and have an online quote but the price seems different to what I’ve worked it out using a salary…
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Help with IHT following death of already deceased father's widow.
Help needed please. My mother passed long
before my father. He remarried and passed ten years ago BUT his second wife
only passed this year. She was more wealthy than my father and owned a
larger share of their house. My father's estate was lower than the IHT
threshold but his widow's will be higher. Her family have…
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My balance still isn't updated after reduced payments a while ago. Do I need to pay what I don't owe
I have requested to reduce payments before over the years and usually it's quite quick to update the new balance. This time it still hasn't updated and now it's the 31st of July and although I shouldn't have a bill as I have over paid in January, the bill is still there as it's not updated yet. If anything I am due a…
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IHT and general tax in 2027
Hi not looking for advice just
some facts. This
relates to the new IHT on pensions coming in April 27 as well as
general taxation. 1.
Will I still be able to pass my pensions and savings to my wife
without any tax or IHT being applied if I die before I’m 75. 2.
Am I correct in thinking that ISA’s will be included for IHT…
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Working From Home Tax Relief 2025/26
Does anyone know what the arrangements are this year? The online form/process looked completely different to last year I've claimed every year since Covid - because my employer closed the office and moved us all to full-time remote workers. I have the signed contracts that confirm this The last couple of years, you…
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Tax calculator.
Is there a tax calculator that as a pensioner I can use to check that my tax bill is correct. Something that can deal with, Savings interest, State pension, Private pension, enter them and out comes my tax forecast. Thanks for any help.
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Salary sacrifice limit
I currently do salary sacrifice and have asked my employer what is the maximum percentage I can sacrifice. My employer has said that there is no limit but my salary can not fall below minimum wage. I work 35 hours a week. So does that mean I have to earn a minimum of £22,222.20? (£12.21 per hour x 35 hours per week x 52…
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Capital Gains and Excess Reportable Income
I have a holding of Vanguard VWRL / IE00B3RBWM25 which was purchased in June 2025 in a GIA. I was looking in to whether I have to report ERI in any tax return. From what I can see online, I only have to report the ERI for tax purposes if I owned the shares on the distribution date of the ERI? As such, if I bought the…
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Tax Code Car Benefit
Hi, Trying to understand this as not seen it on my tax code notice before. I have a Less Car Benefit figure that is reducing my personal allowance. Yes I understand that part but what I cannot get clarification on is how that figure is obtained. My company used to give me a company car cash allowance that was paid into my…
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Reduced personal allowance
Hi I earn ~£65k, does a reduced personal allowance (1168L in my case) reduce the point when the higher rate threshold kicks in? i,e does the higher rate band start at £49380 for me Thanks
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MTD recommended software for buying / selling from home
Hi all Work from home buying + selling from / to contacts only . Approx £3k turnover / month - £900 profit .I see MTD is something I will have to look at maybe not this year but if turnover increase prob next year. My work is basic - buy from individual via PayPal and sell to another via PayPal payment approx 4 invoices…
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HMRC sending 4 MILLION income tax refund letters – how to tell if yours is genuine
The tax office is sending around 4 million income tax refund letters between June and August. But with scammers commonly posing as HMRC, we talk you through the steps you should take to make sure your letter is genuine, and how to claim any money you’re owed. Read the full story: HMRC sending 4 MILLION income tax refund…
