Hello,
As we near the end of ‘Self Assessment, Season 23’ (it all started back in 1996), I am sure that we are all relieved that it's over.
I must stress that I much prefer to have the one filing deadline rather than the four proposed under the government’s plans for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax. However, as change is on the way, we have updated our MTD survival guide for the self-employed: this is a handy briefing note for your clients. No one knows when these new MTD rules will commence. We think that it is likely to be April 2021 or 2022. It goes without saying that the government has a lot of other things on its mind right now.
As you may be aware, the deadline for reporting capital gains on the disposal of residential property by UK residents is due to change in April. Don’t get caught out and warn your clients. We have created a handy CGT payment guide for you.
The end of another tax year looms and we have updated some of our company checklists to assist in last-minute planning. We will be bringing out all our new planning guides in the following weeks.
Don’t forget that if you have a tax query you can raise a support ticket on www.VtaxP.co.uk the UK’s only Virtual Tax Partner service.
Back soon
Nichola Ross Martin FCA CTA (Fellow) Tax Director
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Nichola's SME Tax W-update 23 January 2020
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