Cost of Tax Reforms

The government has not calculated how much money reforms to the personal tax system will cost, Exchequer secretary David Gauke has said.

The government is trying to help the public understand how the tax system works and allow taxpayers the …

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HMRC Research and Development Tax Relief for Small Businesses – Find out more here.

A new service from HMRC to help small to medium enterprises claim tax relief for research and development has been declared a good idea by tax …

Perth Amber Festival

Ricky and Dorothy attended the Dougie McLean Pertthshire Amber Festival last night with 89 year old mother in law and thought the choirs were brilliant!…

Lothian and Borders Police Choir

On Friday  28th October  Dorothy and Ricky Steedman were pleased to accept an invitation from the Lothian and Borders Police Choir to attend their special evening for the supporters and sponsors of the Choir’s recent trip to New York …

Revenue and Customs Office faces MPs’ Backlash

Article about the backlash over MPs’ secret deals with bankers.

HMRC Compliance Visit Workshop

HMRC’s SCP (Single Compliance Process) for submitting enquiries were recently changed to allow for issues to be dealt with in shorter time frames but many have struggled with the new system. Although it is more open and simplistic in it’s …

Reasonable Excuse Changes at HMRC

A rewrite of reasonable doubt policy for the late filing of self assessment tax returns seems imminent following a the opinion of a judge who may have influenced the HMRC stance on penalties. Having been heavily told off by the …

Vince Cable Admits Difficult Conditions

We found this article interesting about the possibility of a double-dip recession.


Powered by Guardian.co.ukThis article titled “Vince Cable admits ‘difficult conditions’ may lead to a double-dip recession” was written by Patrick Wintour, political editor, for The Guardian on Wednesday 19th October

Am I liable for Capital Gains Tax

This is an interesting Q & A style article we found about capital gains tax on UK property which may be helpful for those making decisions involving the UK property market.


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Encouraging Signs in Mortgage Lending

The mortgage market displayed “welcome signs of life” in August, although not to the extent of signalling a housing boom.

Around 52,000 home loans were given for house purchases, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), a 7 percent …