Tag: Tax News

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Property investors face a new £420 million tax blitz

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Landlords and second home owners who leave their properties standing empty face a new tax blitz. The government is to...

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How to save stamp duty buying a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Here’s a timely warning for property people who believe the tax man is a friendly and benign helper. Gill Orsmann...

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Landlord claim for CGT relief kicked out by tax tribunal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Landlords who have switched personal property investments into a company cannot claim capital gains tax reliefs on the transfers, according...

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Tax man urges landlords to keep accounts on their phones

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The tax man is urging landlords to keep better financial records with the help of apps on their mobile phones....

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Shocked Chancellor orders landlord tax scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2012, 14 years ago | 24

Shocked Chancellor George Osborne has ordered a closer scrutiny of buy to let tax reliefs after finding out that some...

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Extra lessons for HMRC inspectors who find tax too taxing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Tax inspectors are obviously finding tax too taxing, despite HM Revenue & Customs claims to the contrary over recent years,...

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By George! The feel-good tax giveaway is really a con

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Clever Chancellor George Osborne is masking landlord tax increases with smoke and mirror financial tricks that make income tax bills...

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Chancellor urged to boost tax relief for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Chancellor George Osborne is coming under more pressure from landlord and letting agent lobbies to ease buy to let tax...

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HMRC Tightens Tax Screw on Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The tax man is tracking down landlords with undeclared rental income by demanding lists of property clients from letting agents....

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Fines for late tax returns set to quadruple

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords who fail to submit their tax returns on time can expect no mercy from HM Revenue and Customs after...

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Landlord Tax Cheats Targeted by HMRC Task Force

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords evading tax face a crack down from a new HM Revenue and Customs task force. Tax...

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HMRC Handles 1,000 Tax Fraud Emails Every Day

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Fraudsters are sending out thousands of bogus emails to try to trick taxpayers to give out their bank details in...

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Give buy to let more tax breaks, urges Paragon MD

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Buy to let movers and shakers have urged the government to consider the private residential landlords as businesses to promote...

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Tax expert comments on Paragon Group landlord survey

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

14th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Many landlords are handing unnecessary cash over to the tax man because they do not know what expenses they can...

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HMRC kicks off blitz on property tax cheats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

HM Revenue and Customs has launched the first in a rolling campaign of cut-price amnesties aimed at encouraging people in...

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Shock tax checks surprise property businesses

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

14th April 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...