Tax & Accountancy

Could this be the ultimate buy to let investment property exit strategy?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

About a year ago Mark Alexander predicted that Equity Release mortgage providers would enter the buy to let lending business....

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Use or lose that holiday home tax break

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Holiday homeowners only have a few days to splash out on a spending spree that takes advantage of a lucrative...

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Stamp duty change opens door for couples to save tax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

New stamp duty rules for portfolio property investors announced in the Budget opens the door on income-shifting tax planning for...

Budget 2011 for landlords and property investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Chancellor George Osborne announced a tax neutral Budget aimed at providing economic growth and fairness. His speech of just over...

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Use these property tax savers before you lose them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”.   Little time is...

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Spot checks on property businesses slammed as ‘misguided’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Plans by HM Revenue and Customs to inspect landlord and small business financial records in a bid to spot cheats...

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Couples need to income shift to beat April’s tax changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 750,000 taxpayers face a shock at the end of the month when they are automatically upgraded to the higher...

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How to handle a property tax compliance letter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Landlords and property investors are receiving letters from  the taxman that seem to ask innocent questions about their property businesses...

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Billions gifted to the government by lazy taxpayers

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

28th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of ‘Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies’.  Steve and his wife...

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Claiming car costs against your property business

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

22nd February 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”.  Steve and his wife...

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Cheating landlords set to go on tax black list for five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Tax cheating landlords are set to go on a ‘black list’ for up to five years as HM Revenue and...

Get ready for HMRC buy to let landlord tax blitz

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

21st February 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”. Steve and his wife...

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HMRC warns of online tax rebate phishing scam

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Taxpayers should not respond to bogus emails from fraudsters offering  tax rebates on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs. HMRC...

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Solar panel tax loophole is a bright idea for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Some landlords have had the bright idea of making money from their tenants by renting their roofs  to solar energy...

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Commercial property owners are missing out on massive tax breaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Capital allowances, particularly on property acquisitions, are often unclaimed or under claimed because of the difficulty in identifying and valuing...

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Why you have to pay more than you owe to the taxman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Taxpayers often ask why they have to pay more income tax than the amount they owe for the year when...

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Company tax and accounts move on line from April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property developers, investors, and letting agents running limited companies face a shake-up in the way they file financial reports with...

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Scrap IHT to make wealthy pay more tax, urges think-tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2011, 15 years ago | 12

Inheritance Tax is unfair and unpopular and should be scrapped in favour of a new ‘gift tax’, argues an influential...