Haidee is our Personal Tax Director and is a fully qualified tax adviser, having achieved the ATT qualification in 2006. Tax efficiency being her main concern. Specialising in taxation, Haidee provides clients with advice on personal tax, PAYE services, VAT and social security. She also provides guidance to new start-up businesses.

Finance platform for landlords

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We have supported landlords and property investors for many years. We know that managing finances and keeping track of income and expenditure can be difficult.

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Fifth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant

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If you are self-employed and have claimed the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants (SEISS) during the lockdown, you must read this article.

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Making Tax Digital for Landlords

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Many of you will have heard about the Government's plans for Making Tax Digital (MTD). We have written this article to explain what this will mean for landlords and property investors.

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Increase to National Minimum Wage and Living Wage

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If you are an employer, you may already know about National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage changes.  If not, then this article will be helpful for you.

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Changes to Right to Rent due to Brexit

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We frequently work with landlords and property investors, advising them on the financial management of their property portfolios and exploring ways to mitigate their tax liabilities.  Therefore, we like to keep up to date with any changes in legislation that may impact our clients.

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Understanding advisory fuel rates

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Do you or your employees have company cars? If you do, you need to keep an eye on the advisory fuel rates, updated by the HMRC every quarter. The fuel rates are reviewed on the following dates each year:

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Update on the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme fifth grant

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If you are self-employed and have accessed the Self-Employment Support Scheme, you should read this article as it gives more information about the fifth grant.

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Five tips for new landlords

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Are you thinking of buying property to rent out, or maybe you have recently acquired your first buy-to-let property? If so, this article is well worth a quick read.  We regularly work with landlords and property investors across the East Midlands and the UK, and so we wanted to share some tips that will help you from the outset.

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Tax relief for people working from home

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If you are now working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic, you may be eligible for tax relief on some of your additional costs related to homeworking. This tax relief is only for employed people, and you must work full-time or part-time from home due to the pandemic.

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Recovery loan scheme for businesses

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The Recovery Loan Scheme was launched on 6 April 2021 to provide businesses with extra financial support to help them to accelerate recovery post-COVID19. This article explains how the Recovery Loan Scheme works and who can apply.

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Updates for landlords and property investors

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A few changes are coming up that you need to be aware of if you are a landlord or property investor. Here are three that have been recently announced which may impact you.

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Schemes to support employers

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In the Spring Budget, schemes were put into place to support employers, help people remain in employment and create new jobs. Two of the schemes are summarised below for employers.

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Changes to Personal Tax 2021

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We work with a lot of clients, helping them with their personal taxes. There are many different ways to reduce their tax liabilities if they take full advantage of the various allowances.

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The rules about paying out dividends

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As we approach the end of the tax year, we thought it would help write an article explaining how dividends are distributed within a Limited company. If you have recently set up a limited company, it will be helpful for you to understand the process thoroughly.

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Property Investors and Landlords: Setting up a SPV

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In last month’s blog – Accountancy services for property investors, we explained how we work with property investors and landlords to manage their tax liabilities and offer support if they decide to set up a limited company to manage their portfolio.

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Spring Budget 2021 Update for Landlords

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In March 2021 the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Spring Budget. We have summarised some of the key points that will be of interest to landlords and property investors.

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Stamp Duty Holiday Update

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There is only a month left before the stamp duty break comes to an end on 31 March 2021. If you are in the process of buying property for your 'buy-to-let' portfolio, you will need to ensure that the paperwork is completed by this deadline. Conveyancing teams and surveyors are under a lot of pressure to get the process pushed through in such a short space of time.

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Accountancy services for property investors

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Property Investing is a hot topic at present; with the HMRC squeezing private landlords’ profits and tax deductibility, investors are looking for alternatives in the way they run their property portfolios.

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VAT Domestic Reverse Charge Update 2021

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We wanted to update you about the VAT Domestic Reverse Chare scheme as this is being enforced from 1st March 2021. We have previously written articles about this, and you may want to refer back to these for more background and how this will impact your business.

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Self-Assessment: Update on late filing penalties

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As you know the deadline for filing your self-assessment tax return is due on 31 January 2021. With just a few days to go before the deadline, HMRC has announced that they will waive any late filing penalties if the tax return can be completed and submitted before 28 February 2021.

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