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How to adjust self-employment profits for accounting periods not aligned with the tax year (from 2024/25 onwards)
When processing the information for the 2024/25 tax year, the Basis Period Reform will have already taken place. If you are unfamiliar with the rules surrounding this, it is recommended that you review this HMRC webpage for further information. If for any reason, a self employed individual has...
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03 Jun, 2025
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Difference between tax relief on Pension Contribution and Annual allowance
If you receive an error message in regard to pension contributions, and you have made pension contributions to use up your annual allowance, the difference can usually be explained. Tax relief on pension contributions Tax relief on pension contributions is restricted to £3,600 or net...
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02 Aug, 2023
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How do I claim investments or shares in a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme?
You can claim income tax relief on investments in a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode. Go to Tax reliefs and allowances > Relief on investments. Enter the amount in the box labelled Subscriptions for shares under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. Go...
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06 Jun, 2023
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How do I calculate payments on account when there is Marriage Allowance?
HMRC are changing the calculation of payments on account when there is a Marriage Allowance transfer. Currently their SA110 notes suggest that payments on account should be calculated on the tax due amount, before applying the Marriage Allowance. The correct process is explained in the below...
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09 Mar, 2023
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Do I need to enter an acquisition date for my Capital Gains?
When adding Capital Gains you do need to enter an acquisition date for an SA900 but not for an SA100. SA900 If you don't enter a date of acquisition on an SA900, online submission will fail. You can enter either the actual or approximate date, as the date is no longer relevant to the...
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29 Mar, 2022
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Where do I enter seafarers' earnings?
You can enter seafarers' earnings in SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode as follows. SimpleStep mode Go to Your Work > Work Abroad > Seafarers' Earnings deduction. Alternatively, click on View Wizard next to the employment and enter the relative information per employment. HMRC Forms mode ...
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04 Apr, 2023
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Where do I find the Capital Gains Tax summaries?
If you've completed the Capital Gains Tax pages in SimpleStep mode, the appropriate disposal, intermediate and final calculations will be in a pdf that's automatically attached to the return. You can view and print all your disposals and the intermediate and final summaries by following these...
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02 Mar, 2018
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HMRC toolkits to help reduce errors in tax returns
HMRC publishes a series of toolkits to give guidance on areas where there are frequent errors in tax returns. These toolkits also set out steps you can take to reduce these errors. They are updated every year as required. The toolkits are available on the HMRC website (as PDFs) and cover the...
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17 Jun, 2016
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Why aren't the IRmark and time stamp appearing when I print a tax return?
If the IRmark and time stamp are on the top of each page, and on the pdf preview but don't appear when you print your return, check your printer settings: Go to the heading Page Sizing & Handling. Click on Fit. Click on Fit to printable area or Shrink to fit (or similar). Print document. ...
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24 Mar, 2022
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Why is the loss figure on my return shown without brackets?
If your return has one box for profit and another for loss, the loss figure will appear without brackets. Brackets are only used to denote a negative figure when the same box is used for profit and loss.
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20 Aug, 2015
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Why am i not receiving basic rate relief for finance costs?
The HMRC guidance document confirms below the factors which have to be applicable in order for the relief to be available. Individuals will be able to claim a basic rate tax reduction from their Income Tax liability on the portion of finance costs not deducted in calculating the profit. In...
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24 Mar, 2021
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How do I remove capital allowances if I'm now using the Cash Basis Scheme?
If you’re using the cash basis scheme, capital allowances will be accounted for within your expenses. You can delete entries from the capital allowances wizard in either SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode. SimpleStep mode Go to Self Employment > Short/Full Form – Details > Capital...
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04 Apr, 2023
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Pension Lifetime Allowance changes from 1 April 2023
The lifetime allowance charge was abolished by Finance (No.2) Act 2023 s18 with effect from 6 April 2023, although other tax charges can apply in its place. Under Finance (No.2) Act 2023 s19, benefits that would have otherwise suffered a 55% lifetime allowance charge are instead treated as pension...
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24 Oct, 2024
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Useful information relating to the Dividend Database (2023-24)
Below is some useful information surrounding the data held within the Dividend Database for the 2023-24 tax year. For information relating to other years, please see Dividend Database, useful information Alpha FX group Renamed to Alpha Group International for 2023 National Express Renamed to...
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27 Jun, 2024
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Fetch taxpayer data - HMRC does not recognise that a client is authorised
When using Fetch taxpayer data to retrieve information from HMRC, if HMRC does not recognise that the client has been authorised, a message will appear : 'HMRC does not recognise that this client has been authorised with the agent credentials being used in token management'. Note : HMRC have...
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29 Oct, 2025
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