• 19 October, 2018

    Tax Relief When Working From Home

    Working from home for at least part of the working week is more common than ever. But is there any tax relief for employees who work from home and incur costs in doing so, but don’t receive any reimbursement for... read more

  • 12 October, 2018

    HMRC – What is a reasonable excuse?

    HMRC is still required to obtain certain returns from you even if there is no income or tax to declare. Failure to submit will likely trigger late filing penalties and unfortunately, pleading ignorance of your obligations to file “nil” returns... read more

  • 1 September, 2018

    Loss Relief

    Loss relief is a little known benefit when reporting the initial trading period of a new business. It often takes a while before a new business becomes profitable and the initial losses can be used to offset other tax liabilities. If... read more

  • 25 August, 2018

    Rent a Room Relief Changes

    Rent a Room Relief changes are due to be implemented from April 2019. In particular a new test is to be added to the qualifying criteria for rent-a-room relief. The test will require that the individual or individuals in receipt of... read more

  • 18 August, 2018

    HFM Tax App Upgrade

    HfM Tax was one of the very first accounts in London to launch a free mobile App and we have recently made a major upgrade. The HFM Tax App is full of really useful Tax Tables, Calculators and important dates.... read more

  • 11 August, 2018

    Tax Return Penalties Become Points Based

    Tax Return penalties have remained pretty much the same for more than 20 years. File a day late and there will be £100 fine. In another six months a further £100 is added. And there was a time when HMRC... read more

  • 14 July, 2018

    Directors Loans

    Directors Loans can cause tax complications which many small business owners are unaware of. In fact they often only come to light when accounts are prepared and it is realised that the owner/director has withdrawn more cash than legitimately be... read more