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Any taxpayer is allowed to make tax-free capital gains of £11,700 during the 2018-19 tax year. There are also a number of circumstances when a disposal does not create a taxable gain. These include: The sale... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more

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... read more