HMRC’s Let Property campaign
On a regular basis HMRC runs campaigns to encourage payment of tax by specific groups of people – defined by sector or indeed a common issue which has come to their attention.
On a regular basis HMRC runs campaigns to encourage payment of tax by specific groups of people – defined by sector or indeed a common issue which has come to their attention.
For a number of years now, in order for a buyer to be able to claim capital allowances, the seller has to pass on the allowances otherwise this leaves the buyer unable to claim any tax relief. Here are our top tips to getting the most out of capital allowances.
Buy-to-let property owners are concerned about the impact of new tax arrangements which come into force from April 2017 which mean changes to income tax relief and stricter mortgage affordability checks.
Following a change to UK tax regulations, brought in through the Finance Bill 2016, profits from trading in or developing UK land using offshore structures are now within the scope of UK tax.
The government is proposing that UK residential property held by non-domiciled individuals through an overseas structure be brought within the scope of UK Inheritance Tax.
Numerous legislative changes announced over the past year have targeted buy-to-let landlords on all fronts, particularly tax.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and whilst we wouldn’t go quite that far we think you’ll find our new capital allowances infographic explains the process in a direct and clear manner. From experience we know it’s really easy for commercial property owners to overlook the opportunity capital allowances present, disregarding this tax […]
Significant changes to the rules around property will be coming into effect on April Fool’s day – 1 April 2016 with an increase in Stamp Duty charges. Unfortunately it’s no joke and buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers will be facing a significant increase in stamp duty on additional properties. Usually such changes to tax regulations […]
Property business incorporation – higher rates of SDLT Property business incorporation is a tax planning solution suitable for landlords running their property portfolios as businesses. The recently enacted changes to tax relief for finance costs have made property business incorporations even more compelling particularly for residential landlords as companies are not affected by these changes. Property […]
The Government’s plan to change reliefs relating to property continue to make the headlines as more and more buy-to-let landlords talk of exiting the sector.
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