Howlader & Co Blog
12th August 2020
As an employee most of us would assume that the P60, P11D and P45 forms provided to us by our employer are always correct, but please do not be fooled because it is not always so. Unfortunately, there are some situations where employers issue their employees with inaccurate P60s.
30th August 2017
Are you or your spouse/civil partner considering purchasing a property? If so, it may be subject to the higher rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). Before delving in to the detail, let’s first remind ourselves of what SDLT is. In simple terms, it is a tax on the purchase of land and property which […]
22nd August 2017
If you are a non-resident individual, company or trust and you have disposed of a residential property in the UK on or after 6 April 2015, you will need to report that disposal for the purposes of non-resident capital gains tax (NRCGT). The deadline for reporting the disposal is 30 days from the date of […]
16th August 2017
One of the questions that we are asked most often by those entering the world of self employment is “what costs can I claim as an expense?” Well, with the deadline for filing Self Assessment personal tax returns edging that little bit closer with each passing week, we thought now would be a good time […]
7th April 2017
Update: As of 21st April 2017, these changes have been cancelled, as the government will not be able to introduce them before the General Election 2017. We expect that, in the event of a Conservative government being elected, these changes would be reintroduced soon after the election. The Government has announced broad changes in probate […]
8th March 2017
As a child I often struggled to fall asleep on Christmas Eve owing to the excitement of the day that followed. As an accountant, that night was last night, the day before the new Budget was to be delivered… ok, so that last part may not be true, but a new Budget often yields some […]
13th January 2017
Taxpayers are being warned about the latest scam email to target them, which takes advantage of the deadline at the end of this month for the 2015-16 Self Assessment tax returns to try and trick taxpayers into thinking they’re due a tax rebate. The email – titled “#Refund Payment Confirmation Number” and an 11-digit number […]
6th January 2017
‘My yacht caught fire’, ‘a wasp attacked me’, and ‘my dog ate it and all the reminders’ feature in a list of the worst excuses for a late tax return that HMRC received this year. Each year, they release this list to highlight the 31 January deadline for filing 2015-16 personal tax returns. However, it […]