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P87 Form
Hi i work as a Cottage Cleaner and have to launder my own cleaning cloths does anyone know if i am able to claim for this ? and if so how would i work a cost out and under what would it be called on my P87 Form
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Income tax on state pension before received at tax year crossover
My birthday is March 18th. I reached state pension age on that date, this year. My first state pension payment was on 8th April 2024, ie in the following tax year, 2024-5. I have just received a P800 saying I owe additional tax in 2023-4 tax year for this pension I did not get paid in that tax year. Is that right? All the…
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HMRC tax underpayment
Ive received a letter saying that Ive underpaid tax for year 23/24 and I have no idea how is this possible . Nothing in my circumstances has changed really . Ive been in full time employment for 20 years and always have had savings but no more than the free from tax amount (thats 20k a year right? ) The only change is that…
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Adding to a SIPP to avoid IHT
Would it be an idea to add to my SIPP to potentially reduce tax on transfer to beneficiaries. I am not working with an earned income and over 75. I have an untouched SIPP of some value and am thinking to make my grandchildren the beneficiaries on the basis that they will either be non-tax payers or minimum rate when they…
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HMRC totally confused me today
I called HMRC today as my tax code notice seems wrong, although they say its correct. Can someone have a quick look as Im not confident - the original last tax code notice I received a couple of months ago was incorrect and this is their new one they have sent me but it still looks wrong. This is my tax code notice:…
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CGT son and mum
Hi all quick question. Myself and my son purchased my right to buy home 7 years ago.. I got ill health and moved on bf house officially (CAR license, voting, etc) about 18 months ago, pre that I kept my home as my main address for hospital correspondence etc.. I cannot find anywhere that tells me if I will have to pay CGT…
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Does VCT tax relief affect tax band allowances?
When you enter pension single contributions into your self assessment ("Payments into a retirement annuity contract etc."), it affects your "Total income on which tax is due" amount. This could have a knock on effect of reducing tax on savings income by moving that from Higher to Basic bands (depending on the individual's…
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Ex Pat / Non-Residency
Hello All, I’m currently working abroad in a tax free environment and am reliant on the statutory residency test of working full time abroad. My 1 year contract expires in early Jan ahead of the full tax year expiry on 5/4. (Where I will have completed a full tax year). I’m aware of the maximum 31 day gap in employment…
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IHT on property Beneficial owner v Good Title
If my mother does not have Good Title to her properties but has been a beneficial owner and good title could eventually be proved, is her estate still liable to IHT on those properties?
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Taking money out of a Ltd Company
Can I ask the best way of taking money out of a ltd company. I’m employed full time elsewhere and JUST break the higher rate tax threshold. I have a Ltd. company with a small number of rental properties within, which earn a profit each year. Previously I have just taken the highest tax-free dividend and a bit extra prior…
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Mileage and tax with car allowance
Hi all, I currently get 5k car allowance which is added to my salary and I pay NI and Tax on, with the job I travel around 2500 per year and my employer pays me 15p per mile. i have been told that I am allowed to claim back the extra 30p per mile? If so would this be 2500x30p which should equal £750 or i have also been…
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Tax on gifts
Hi All, My Dad has very kindly offered to share some of his savings with me, to help with my house renovations. He is looking to give me £10k from his savings (along with £10k to my sister). I've read all the inheritance tax guidelines but remain a little confused and clearly do not want my Dad to incur any tax bills as a…
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Leaving the country
Hi, we are leaving UK July 2025. Until then we are employed and paying tax at 40% tax rate. So the sum total we will earn till July will not be above the threshold at which 40% tax needs to be paid. Question: Do we need to do anything before the start of the next tax year or will there be a way to claim money back from the…
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Married allowance/child benefit
I transferred the marriage allowance to my wife many years ago when I had a low income. Recently my income has been above the threshold but as it's possibly variable we've just left things as they were - which I understand was allowed. Wife just received a letter from HMRC saying she's underpaid tax in 23/24, reason stated…
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Tax relief items
Hello I was retired and decided to go back to work in January working from home for a company. In April we were given worker status and previous to this we were classed as self employed. Even despite the worker status now given, we still have to do our own tax returns (an absolute pain the the backside to be honest and…
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PAYE Coding Notice online?
I can't find my PAYE coding notice. Is it possible to see it online?
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CGT Reporting
I am pretty certain that a rule exists that says you must declare capital gains of 4 times the annual allowance, whether or not you have made a gain. At least, everyone keeps quoting it, But I can't find it anywhere - gov.uk is no help at all. Where is the authority for this rule?
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Freelance Pension Tax Deductible?
This is my first year self-employed freelance. If my personal tax allowance is £12,500, and I earn £13,500, can I pay £1000 as a one-off payment into an already open Nest pension and therefore owe HMRC nothing at the end of the tax year? Or am I missing something?
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Capital Gains and Savings Allowance
If I have a chargeable event which results in me having to pay some capital gains tax does this count towards my income when I am being assessed for the savings allowance? I can find no straight forward definition as what counts as income as far as the savings allowance is concerned. For example; Income from pensions and…
