Contractors are still not fully aware of the changes to tax legislation that are set to take effect in a year's time, according to a survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). IR35 rules were reformed for the public sector in April 2017, with the...
More than a million VAT-registered businesses have now been mandated into the Government's Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, which came into force on 1 April 2019. Under the scheme, businesses that are registered for VAT with a turnover of more than £85,000 are...
Buy-to-let landlords saw increases to their tax bills in the 2017/18 tax year, suggesting many felt the bite in the first year after changes to mortgage interest relief were introduced. In a survey by Paragon, 58% of landlords said their tax bill for 2017/18 was...
Landlords with larger portfolios are increasingly moving to limited company status for new purchases, as restrictions to mortgage interest relief take effect. According to Precise Mortgages, 64% of landlords with more than four properties who plan to buy this year...
VAT-registered businesses in the UK are being urged not to panic with little over a week to go until Making Tax Digital (MTD) comes into force. The warning comes from a joint digitalisation strategy working group that consists of members from the Association of...
