On 9 April 2014 HMRC published details of their latest campaign to encourage taxpayers to declare and pay unpaid tax on second incomes. HMRC will expect settlement of any taxes due four months from the date of declaration of untaxed income sources to HMRC. The types of income highlighted by HMRC include: consultancy fees, for example, providing training organising parties Continue Reading
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Pension contributions and high income earners
Our previous government enacted legislation that removed the personal allowance for certain high income earners. The present government has made no change to this process. Basically, for every £2 your income exceeds £100,000, your personal allowance is reduced by £1. Take, for example, the case of Joe Smith who has income for 2014-15 of £100,000 and a personal tax allowance Continue Reading
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