HMRC has announced further help for Self-Assessment taxpayers, by extending the late payment penalty deadline until 1 April 2021. Under normal circumstances, a 5% penalty would be incurred on any tax payments which were due by 31 January 2021 and are still...
HMRC has confirmed that the deadline for those filing their 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax returns online has been extended from 31 January 2021 to 28 February 2021. Taxpayers will not receive an automatic £100 late filing penalty if they file their 2019-20 return...
The deadline for submitting your 2019/20 self-assessment return is 31 January 2021. The deadline applies to taxpayers who need to complete a tax return and make direct payments to HMRC in respect of their income tax, Classes 2 and 4 National Insurance Contributions...
Did you know that, from 6 April 2020, there will be significant changes to the capital gains tax regime for disposals of UK residential land and property? UK residents making a disposal will be required to submit a return and pay any capital gains tax due to HMRC...
How to recognise a phishing or bogus email? Please be aware that in times like these that some unscrupulous individuals are seeking to take advantage of current events (COVID-19) to profit for themselves. It is vitally important with more remote working that you are...
Hawsons Chartered Accountants is 165 years old Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John Hewett....
What is cryptocurrency? Historically, money has taken many forms; from being recorded in physical ledgers to now being entered electronically into a banks books, money has had to evolve and change with society for ease of transaction and consumer purchase. Enter...
Personal allowances and tax bands for 2016/17 For the latest tax rates click here Under the current rules for those born after 5 April 1938 the personal allowance is currently £10,600, whilst those born before 6 April 1938 have a slightly higher allowance (read more...
The new Lifetime ISA - details beyond the tax free headlines One of the more welcome announcements for individuals and "the next generation" from the recent 2016 Budget was the introduction of the new Lifetime ISA in April 2017. This is a new measure aimed at helping...
HMRC has announced further help for Self-Assessment taxpayers, by extending the late payment penalty deadline until 1 April 2021. Under normal circumstances, a 5% penalty would be incurred on any tax payments which were due by 31 January 2021 and are still...
HMRC has confirmed that the deadline for those filing their 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax returns online has been extended from 31 January 2021 to 28 February 2021. Taxpayers will not receive an automatic £100 late filing penalty if they file their 2019-20 return...
The deadline for submitting your 2019/20 self-assessment return is 31 January 2021. The deadline applies to taxpayers who need to complete a tax return and make direct payments to HMRC in respect of their income tax, Classes 2 and 4 National Insurance Contributions...