£50,000 a year earners and landlords need to get MTD ready
18 March 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
New Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules coming into force in April mean around 850,000 landlords and self-employed people earning more than £50,000 a year, which would be declared on their 2024/25 tax return, are...
Saving for school fees? The sooner you start, the better
11 March 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
There’s no getting away from it, children are expensive, especially if you are planning to send them to private school and/or university. But the sooner you start to put money away to save for...
Maximise your tax allowances before April
04 March 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
There’s just over a month until the end of the tax year on April 5, and if you have any available tax allowances that you haven’t used up completely, now is the time to...
Watch for these signs of economic abuse in relation to tax
25 February 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Domestic abuse is something some of us will have experienced in our lives, often without realising it until someone else points it out. But domestic abuse takes many forms, and one of these is...
More than 640,000 people can reclaim over £150m on Student Loans
18 February 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Hundreds of thousands of people are entitled to refunds on their Student Loan repayments made in the 2024/25 financial year, and many of those with money owing are yet to make their claim. The...
Taxpayers must be careful how they report CGT this year
11 February 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Taxpayers with capital gains liabilities that they need to declare in their self-assessment tax return need to take extra care this year to avoid receiving a penalty from HMRC. Changes made to the Capital...
Missed the January filing deadline? Here’s what to expect
04 February 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Thousands of people once again took the chance to use some quiet time over the festive period to file their self-assessment tax returns, with 4,606 people even filing their return on Christmas Day. In...
VCT and EIS changes – good for companies, not investors
28 January 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Investors who use Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) or Enterprise Investment Schemes (EISs) to invest in start-ups and benefit from tax relief as a result, will face new rules from April 6, 2026, thanks to...
Holders of cryptocurrency in HMRC’s sights from January 1
21 January 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
UK residents who hold cryptocurrency are facing more scrutiny from HMRC from New Year’s Day, as cryptocurrency service providers will begin passing details of UK holders to the taxman from that date. HMRC will...
New tax codes issued in January – make sure yours is right
14 January 2026 | Mrge_Acontants
Tax codes for the coming tax year will begin to be sent out to taxpayers from January, but you will need to make sure the code you’ve been given is correct for your situation....
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