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As the 5th April approaches it is time to review your affairs and explore some of the opportunities available to reduce your UK tax bill!

Heather Miller, our new tax consultant, has been published this week in Taxation magazine – click here to read her article on partnerships and basis periods.

Inevitably, the main focus of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement was the state of the UK's finances and the outlook for future growth.

Changes to HMRC’s penalty regime mean that taxpayers who submit their 2010/11 Tax Return late, face far heftier fines than ever before – regardless of whether they ultimately have a tax liability or ...

Contribute more than £50,000 to your pension in 2011/12 AND get higher rate tax relief

As of 6th April 2011, the government reduced the annual pension allowance to ensure that only the first £50,000 ...

2010/11 Self Assessment Tax Return Filing

The economic climate of recent years and austerity measures introduced by the government have resulted in a spotlight being turned on the collection of UK ...

Generous enhancements to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) were announced in this year’s Budget, however they were subject to approval by the European Commission....

HMRC have launched their second tax amnesty of 2011, this time focusing on the undeclared taxes of tutors and coaches.

Swiss tax agreement announced

The long-awaited agreement with Switzerland over bank accounts held by UK taxpayers has now been finalised. In overview, the agreement will see a one-off “catch-up” ...

TAP INTO TAX Iss. 3

The purpose of this series of blogs is to highlight innovative tax planning ideas, which you can ‘TAP’ into; we hope you find them useful.