Archive for Year: 2024

Check your State Pension age

HMRC’s 'Check your State Pension age' tool is available at www.gov.uk/state-pension-age/y. The online tool allows taxpayers to check the following: the earliest age they can start receiving the

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Cash in Child Trust Funds

HMRC has issued a press release urging 18-22 year olds who have yet to claim their Child Trust Fund (CTF) cash to do so as soon as possible. According to HMRC, over 670,000 young adults in this age

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Beware fake parking fine texts

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is warning that scammers are sending text messages about fake DVSA parking penalty charges. The text messages warn people that they have a ‘parking

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Setting up a Civil Partnership

Civil Partners enjoy the same tax and other advantages as married couples. To set up a civil partnership in England or Wales, both partners must be eligible, meaning they are over 18, not already

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Redundancy pay and tax

There is a tax-free limit of £30,000 for redundancy pay regardless of whether it is your statutory redundancy payment or a higher payment from your employer. If you have been employed for two years

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VAT group registration

There are special VAT rules that allow two or more companies or limited liability partnerships, commonly referred to as ‘bodies corporate’, to be treated as a single taxable person for VAT purposes

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What is fiscal drag?

The freezing of tax thresholds often leads to a phenomenon known as fiscal drag. When tax thresholds remain unchanged, taxpayers will likely pay more tax as their earnings rise without a corresponding

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Gifts and Inheritance Tax

Most gifts made during a person’s lifetime are not subject to tax at the time of transfer. These gifts, known as "potentially exempt transfers" (PETs), can become fully exempt if the donor

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