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HMRC interest on tax paid late has greatly increased recently. As the Bank of England base rate recently increased, HMRC has raised its interest rates on late tax bills to 4.25%. That's the highest level ... read more

You should be aware of proposed changes to capital gains on separation or divorce. Under present legislation any transfer of assets between couples who are separating, or divorcing are free of any Capital Gains Tax... read more

Dividends are a distribution of company profits to shareholders. Historically, they have been taxed as unearned income – no National Insurance deductions. This is still the case, but the Treasury have decided that the recent increase... read more

Rishi Sunak, delivered his Spring Statement 2022 on Wednesday 23 March. Here is a summary of the main announcements. National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Despite lobbying to delay the upcoming 1.25% increase in NICs payable by employees, employers... read more

No-one wants to pay a Self Assessment penalty for filing their tax return late. However, today, HMRC has announced an extension to the Self Assessment penalty deadline for 2022. However there are details to be aware... read more

January tax payments are due There are two significant tax payments with deadlines this month. If they apply to you then be sure not to miss them! 1 January 2022 – Companies with a 31 March... read more

Tax Return Advisors of the Year 2021 – London are HFM Tax & Accounts   Acquisition International Magazine has announced the winners of the 2020 Worldwide Finance Awards and HFM are the Tax Return Advisors of the... read more