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Advisory fuel rates for company cars

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The table below sets out the HMRC advisory fuel rates from 1 March 2025. These are the suggested reimbursement rates for employees’ private mileage using their company car. Where the employer does not pay for any fuel for the company car these are the amounts that can be reimbursed in respect of business journeys without […]

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Diary of main tax events March / April 2025

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Date What’s Due 1 March Corporation Tax for year to 30/05/2024, unless quarterly instalments apply. 19 March PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 05/03/2025 (due 22/03 if you pay electronically). 26 March Spring Forecast: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will present her Spring forecast. 1 April Corporation […]

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Avoid any double cab ‘hiccups’!

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HMRC has published new guidance regarding a change in the interpretation of how Double-Cab Pickup (DCPU) vehicles should be classified for car benefit, capital allowances and some deductions from business profits purposes.  Previously, HMRC accepted that if the payload of a DCPU was 1 tonne or more, it was a goods vehicle, not a car, and […]

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Employment expenses

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It is possible to claim Income Tax relief on eligible employment expenses that have not been reimbursed by your employer. If you file a self assessment tax return, relief must be claimed on the employment pages, but for employees who do not file a self assessment, it is possible to claim tax relief using an […]

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VAT on food and drink

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In 2024 we saw a lot of legal cases that examined the VAT rating of food and drink and it appears this trend is continuing into 2025! The VAT rating of food and drink has always been a contentious topic but in the case of Global By Nature Ltd v HMRC (TC09396) we can see […]

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Diary of main tax events February / March 2025

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Date What’s Due 1 February Corporation Tax for year to 30/04/2024, unless quarterly instalments apply. 19 February PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 05/02/2025 (due 22/02 if you pay electronically). 1 March Corporation Tax for year to 31/05/2024, unless quarterly instalments apply. 19 March PAYE & NIC deductions, and […]

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HMRC scam warning

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With the 31 January self assessment deadline fast approaching, HMRC has warned taxpayers to be alert to fraudsters. In the past year, there has been a 16.7% increase in scam referrals to HMRC, with almost 150,000 received in the year to November 2024. A significant proportion of those referrals were fake tax rebate claims. HMRC […]

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Payrolling benefits in kind

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‘Payrolling benefits in kind’ means that employee benefits in kind (e.g. company cars and medical insurance) are reported to HMRC through the employer’s payroll. Employees’ tax codes are amended so that any income tax due on the benefits is paid throughout the tax year. If a benefit has been payrolled, it does not need to […]