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What Property Investors Have to Tell the Tax Man...
Many property investors fail to tell the tax man about their property businesses and face mounting fines and penalties.
Property investors run two types of business – renting and trading property.
One property tax for the rich…and another for the rest...
Paying stamp duty and capital gains tax on a property sale is definitely a case of one law for the rich and another for the not so rich.
Wealthy investors can get away with paying no property taxes when...
Tax expert comments on Paragon Group landlord survey...
Many landlords are handing unnecessary cash over to the tax man because they do not know what expenses they can claim for running their property businesses.
Even a new study by landlord mortgage specialist...
Loophole that beats HMRC’s IHT tax grab...
Taxpayers who have fallen foul of HM Revenue and Customs policy of checking out property valuations targeting larger inheritance tax payments from estates can fight back with a little known loophole.
Refunds...
VAT’s the problem for property developers...
How to handle VAT on labour and materials for property conversions is a recurring problem for landlords and property developers.
The question pops up regularly from property investors who have ventured...
Tax relief on mortgage interest for buy to let property investments...
Claiming interest on loans and finance as a business expense is one of the regular top questions from property investors.
This Guest Article has kindly been written for us by Steve Sims, author of ‘Understanding...
Shock tax checks surprise property businesses...
Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of ‘Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies’. Steve and his wife Amanda also have a boutique accountancy business which specialises in providing...
Billions gifted to the government by lazy taxpayers...
Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of ‘Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies’. Steve and his wife Amanda also have a boutique accountancy business which specialisis...
Claiming car costs against your property business...
Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”. Steve and his wife also have a boutique accountancy business which specialisis in providing...
Get ready for HMRC buy to let landlord tax blitz...
Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”. Steve and his wife also have a boutique accountancy business which specialisis in providing...
Capital Allowances FAQ for property investors. Our tax partner...
Capital allowances are mind-numbingly complicated and even confuse some accountants, but making the effort to unravel obscure tax points can save some property investors paying thousands of pounds in unnecessary...
Don’t just leave financial problems when you die. An interesting...
In these times of austerity, many people are looking at ways to save money but one expense that is well worth the bother is making a will.
Simply, if you don’t have a will when you die, you risk...