It would seem, that HMRC is keen to plug the apparent drain from VAT receipts when contractors and sub-contractors charge their customers VAT and then go missing, keeping the VAT for themselves. This is described in legislation as “missing trader fraud”. Their preferred method for dealing with this abuse is to make customers responsible for…
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Unmarried couples to qualify for spousal tax breaks
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, or a decision to live together rather than marry, is a breach of human rights. Presently, couples need to be in a formal civil partnership or married to be able to claim the raft of tax benefits available.…
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Why don\’t they join up the dots
According to HMRC, around three million couples across the UK have boosted their finances by claiming the Marriage Allowance, but more than a million married and civil partnered couples are still eligible for the free tax break worth up to £238 a year. Thanks to the start of the new tax year couples can backdate…
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