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Sort 'no-deal' Brexit preparations now, tiny traders urged
Despite well-intentioned advice from officials, the FSB fears it's too little, too late.
Mar 6, 2019 | Money NewsPilot for digital tax accounts fails to take off
Only 16,500 have joined the MTD-VAT trial, out of the 500,000 who were invited.
Feb 27, 2019 | Money NewsLate self-assessors yet to receive £100 penalties
Brexit puts the brakes on fines for filing after the 31st, but ‘you’ll still be charged.’
Feb 25, 2019 | Money News'Inflation drop will boost freelancers, at least for now'
Respite from high prices is welcome, says IPSE, but not if it’s the start of an economic slide.
Feb 18, 2019 | Money NewsA UK freelancer’s overview of VAT
All you need to know about VAT if you’re self-employed, especially as Brexit looms.
Feb 12, 2019 | Money NewsMore self-assessors meet tax deadline than ever before
Some 700,000 taxpayers prove it can be done last minute, just as 700,000 prove it can't.
Feb 5, 2019 | Money NewsCall for VAT traders to get better ‘no-deal’ Brexit guidance
Ministers told to delay MTD if they can’t be specific on VAT, ‘post-crashing out.’
Feb 5, 2019 | Money NewsSelf-assessors get creative about missing the tax deadline
Too busy, too short and too cold. Revenue reveals what won’t fly (includes witches).
Jan 24, 2019 | Money NewsPost-Brexit VAT cut floated amid record high in receipts
'Increasingly reliant' Treasury tipped to launch a VAT plan to protect a 79% surge.
Jan 20, 2019 | Money NewsTax bills omit payment-on-account in new HMRC glitch
Peace of mind is why you best double-check what the Revenue demands this tax season.
Jan 16, 2019 | Money NewsTwo million self-assessors ignore 'file early' alerts
Leaving it to the last-minute is the stressful, risky preference for 25% of HMRC customers.
Jan 11, 2019 | Money News'On the first day of Christmas...I did my tax return'
Some 2,500 people followed up Turkey and mince pieces with a self-assessment form.
Jan 6, 2019 | Money NewsFreelance trade body echoes Lords' call to delay MTD
‘Awareness, resources and costs are all grounds to give tiny traders longer on digital tax accounts.’
Dec 6, 2018 | Money NewsSelf-assessors warned on HMRC credit card ban
Early birds who last year dodged HMRC’s ‘customer-unfriendliness’ will now be caught too.
Dec 4, 2018 | Money NewsLords want digital tax accounts for small traders delayed
‘And even if MTD is postponed, small business owners must be persuaded not pushed.’
Nov 27, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman to talk Flat Rate VAT
The lowdown on going flat for VAT to go live tomorrow (and in December).
Nov 13, 2018 | Money NewsTraders’ unpaid VAT and corporation tax bills soar
HMRC not collecting record revenue amounts 'could drive people out of business.'
Nov 8, 2018 | Money NewsHMRC delays mandatory digital VAT filing for 'complex' cases
April's deadline gets put back for some to October, just days after minister’s ‘no delay’ claim.
Oct 22, 2018 | Money NewsHMRC wants to issue third-party data notices without having to ask
Taxman’s push to bypass ‘important’ safeguards on materials he’d like is being resisted.
Oct 19, 2018 | Money NewsFall in inflation 'unlikely to ease freelancers' financial fears'
September's cheaper prices may have merely moderated freelancers' financial anxiety levels.
Oct 18, 2018 | Money NewsNo more delay on MTD, VAT-freelancers warned
Small business minister rules out a further hiatus for digital tax accounts.
Oct 15, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Do I have to return the client's overpayment?
Experts disappoint a freelancer eying rights and recourse over an extra fee that was never his.
Oct 7, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers’ Questions: How to work out my Flat Rate VAT saving?
A holidaying accountant, plus an HMRC discount, adds up to confusion for one freelance company.
Sep 27, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers to feel inflationary squeeze 'more than employees'
Rising cost of travel to hard-hit those who have to absorb it themselves.
Sep 21, 2018 | Money NewsStripper's naughty nurse outfit ruled as a legitimate expense
Kinky costumes join the list of expenseable items, at least for one self-employed taxpayer.
Sep 19, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Now they're staying, what are Class 2 NICs?
Tax charity clarifies why a levy on the self-employed isn’t going anywhere.
Sep 18, 2018 | Money NewsVAT repayment proposal on late refunds 'unfair'
Calling time on the taxman’s 30-day clock is denounced as likely to hurt companies’ cashflow.
Sep 11, 2018 | Money News
Tax office taking longer to take your phone call
HMRC's five-minute response target almost missed, and its 10-minute waiting volume almost exceeded.
Aug 29, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman pays 41,000 people to be HMRC informers
Bounty payments totalling almost £350k go to people HMRC says should keep quiet.
Aug 28, 2018 | Money NewsDigital tax account documents ‘provide clarity’
VAT traders handed fresh guidance on what they’ll need to do from April 2019.
Aug 24, 2018 | Money News
