Taxing Issues

Taxing Issues

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment submissions due in only two weeks time. ...
There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. ...
The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with demand for properties rising sharply, according to figures from the UK’s largest property website.  ...
A growing number of international property investors are expected to increase their presence in the UK buy-to-let market over the next few months despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
The government is being urged to consider introducing a new capital gains tax on all residential properties in the UK to help raise tens of billions of pounds and avoid relying on future generations to pay off Britain's debts, including ...
The government has unveiled plans for the completion of the rollout of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, with the scheme being incrementally extended from 2022. ...
The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until 31 March 2021, will save purchasers up to £15,000, if they are buying a property of £500,000 or more. ...
Yesterday’s summer statement provided a much welcome boost for buy-to-let landlords who stand to benefit from the stamp duty holiday.  ...
Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers who have the money are being urged to pay now in order to avoid being faced with a double ...
The buy-to-let market has been impacted by tax rule changes in recent years, and as a result landlords have been unable to deduct their mortgage expenses from taxable rental income from April 2020, receiving a tax credit based on 20% ...
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