Essential Tax Dates for April

1 April Digital links required in Making Tax Digital for VAT returns. 5% late payment penalty on any 2019/20 outstanding tax which was due on 31 January 2021 and still remains unpaid. 5 April Last day of the 2020/21 tax year. Deadline for 2020/21 ISA investments and...

Suspicious ‘HMRC’ phone calls

We want to reaffirm this as we have had a number of clients contact us regarding this over the last few months. You can be sure that HMRC will: ·       only ever call you asking about a claim or payment on a debt that you already know about ·       only ever call...

VAT Updates

Introduction of New VAT Penalty System HMRC have announced a reform of the current penalty system regarding late submissions of VAT returns and late payment of VAT liabilities. Instead of an automatic penalty being applied, points will be accrued depending on the...