Updating your tax return

There are special rules to follow if you have submitted a Self-Assessment return and subsequently realise you need to change it. For example, tthis can happen if you made a mistake like entering a number incorrectly or missed information from the return. If...

Advising HMRC about changes in your income

There are a number of reasons why you might need to contact HMRC about changes in your income.  HMRC’s guidance states that this could happen because you: did not realise you needed to tell HMRC about it; were not sure how to declare it; or did not...

Tax relief for charitable donations

The Gift Aid scheme is available to all UK taxpayers. The charity or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) concerned can take a taxpayer’s donation and, provided all the qualifying conditions are met, can reclaim the basic rate tax which provides an extra 25p...

Marriage Allowance how it works

The marriage allowance is available to married couples and those in a civil partnership where a spouse or civil partner does not pay tax or does not pay tax above the basic rate threshold for Income Tax (i.e., one of the couples must currently earn less than the...

Offshore taxpayers offered chance to come clean

HMRC is currently writing to UK residents who were named in the leaked Pandora Papers and offering them the chance to regularise their tax affairs. The letters are being sent to UK residents named in the files of 14 offshore financial service providers.  During...

HMRC’s Self-Assessment line summer closure

HMRC’s Self-Assessment helpline closed on 12 June 2023 and will re-open on 4 September 2023. This closure is part of a trial to direct Self-Assessment queries from the helpline to HMRC’s digital services, including online guidance, digital assistant...