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Auto Enrolment: How Will it Affect Me?
Auto Enrolment: How Will it Affect Me?
Auto-enrolment constitutes one of the most significant changes to UK pension law in decades. The set of new rules, which come into force from...
Can I Appeal Against a Council Tax Valuation?
Can I Appeal Against a Council Tax Valuation?
Council Tax is generally deemed to be amongst the most unfair taxes currently levied in the UK. As it is related to the value of the property,...
Claiming Tax Relief on Mileage
Claiming Tax Relief on Mileage
A considerable number of professions require employees to travel extensively. In the majority of cases, employers will pay their workers for the mileage that they...
Council Tax & Empty Properties
Council Tax & Empty Properties
There are a vast amount of taxes that you will be expected to pay on a property that is empty, and what these taxes are will depend on what the property is being...
Council Tax Exemptions and Deductions
Council Tax Exemptions and Deductions
Council Tax is a considerable expenditure; for most people, the standard Council Tax bill will amount to over £1,000 per year. Even when paid in...
Tax Relief on Goods and Services
Tax Relief on Goods and Services
In business there can be times when a reduction or even complete relief on tax is possible when buying goods or commissioning the provision of services – especially...
The Basics of VAT
The Basics of VAT
Value Added Tax, or VAT, is perhaps the form of taxation that is most frequently taken for granted by consumers. Rather than being deducted from your pay cheque, or...
Top 5 Problems With PAYE Income Tax
Top 5 Problems With PAYE Income Tax
The majority of taxpayers in this country pay their tax via the Pay As You Earn, or PAYE system. This is a simple means by which payments can be made to HM Revenue &...
Understanding Tax Relief
Understanding Tax Relief
The majority of individuals when offered the chance to contribute to an occupational pension scheme will do so. Occupational schemes present a number of attractive...
What If I Can't Pay My Council Tax?
What If I Can't Pay My Council Tax?
Council Tax poses problems for many people. As the amount you pay is based on the value of the property in which you live, rather than your income, many people find...
What is Council Tax?
What is Council Tax?
Council Tax is the subject of perpetual debate. Many people suggest that the way in which individuals' liability for the tax is calculated is unfair, while others...
What is My Tax Code?
What is My Tax Code?
Every taxpayer in the UK has a tax code. This short series of numbers and letters is used by whoever pays your income (whether that is an employer or a pension...
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