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Can I Pay PAYE Less Often to Ease Cash Flow?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can small businesses pay PAYE quarterly? Yes. If you expect your average monthly payments to HMRC for PAYE, NIC, student
Can I Still Claim Home Working Tax Relief After Covid?
Q:I claimed the home working entitlement during the Covid 19 pandemic. I still work from home now – should I still be claiming this tax
Can I still claim my 25% tax-free pension lump sum after taking monthly withdrawals?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you still take 25% tax-free after you’ve started pension withdrawals? It depends on how you’ve withdrawn so far. Each
Can I Write Off the Balance in my Plant and Machinery Pool with Full Expensing?
Last updated: 16 October 2026 How does full expensing work for plant and machinery? Full expensing lets a company deduct 100% of the cost of
Can My Business Requalify as a Small Company in 2025?
Q: We run a business with a turnover of around £12.5 million for the last couple of years. Under the current rules, we’ve been classed as
Can My Parents Let me have their House Without Being Subject to IHT or CGT?
I am 60 years old and live with my parents in the family home. My parents want to ensure that I receive their house when
Can Outsourcing Accounts and Payroll Benefit Your Small Business?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Is it worth outsourcing accounts and payroll for a small business? For many small businesses, yes. Outsourcing bookkeeping, payroll and
Can Self-Employed Electricians Claim Training Costs?
Q: I’m a self-employed electrician. I want to undertake some training to help me run my business, but it’s quite an expense. Is there any way
Can Sole Traders Use the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA)?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can sole traders use the Annual Investment Allowance? Yes. Sole traders and partnerships can claim the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA).
Can VAT be Claimed on a New Home Kitchen If Used for Business Purposes?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you claim VAT on a new kitchen at home if you use it for business? Usually only for the
Can We Get Tax Relief as a Civil Partnership Couple?
Q: I recently tied the knot with my long term partner and we’re now in a civil partnership. A friend mentioned that there’s a possible tax
Can We Reclaim Inheritance Tax if Assets Sold for Less?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you reclaim overpaid inheritance tax? Yes, in several situations. If an estate’s shares were sold for less than their
Can You Rent to Family Members Under the Rent-a-Room Relief Scheme?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you use the Rent a Room scheme for a family member? Yes. Rent a Room relief lets you receive
Capital Gains Tax on a Deceased Person’s Shared Property
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Is there Capital Gains Tax when a deceased person’s share of a property is sold? There’s no Capital Gains Tax
Capital Gains Tax on Disposal of Property
Last updated: 14 October 2026 How is Capital Gains Tax charged when you dispose of a property? You pay Capital Gains Tax when you sell,
Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Joint-Owned Property: What to Expect?
Last updated: 14 October 2026 How does Capital Gains Tax work when you sell a jointly owned property? Each owner is taxed on their own
Capital Gains Tax on the Reinvested Proceeds
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you avoid Capital Gains Tax by reinvesting the proceeds? Only in specific cases. Simply reinvesting sale proceeds in another
CGT Reporting Deadline
Capital gains tax (CGT) on disposals of UK residential property between 6 April and 1 July 2020 had to be reported to HMRC by 31
Change to partial exemption VAT treatment
HMRC have released guidance on changes to their policy for businesses who supply goods by way of hire purchase agreements. Brief 8 (2020) explains HMRC’s
Claim Tax Relief for Your Job Expenses: Working from Home
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Can you still claim tax relief for working from home? Not for the 2026/27 tax year. From 6 April 2026,