I have an distant elderly relative who has income (State pension, Occupational pension and savings income) which just exceed the basic rate allowance. She regularly makes charitable donations with my assistance to bring herself back to basic rate status every ... Continue Reading
My wife completed her return and signed and dated it in March. However, she omitted to send it at that time and has been working abroad since then. Will HMRC accept the return if I send it now? Continue Reading
My wife has a private pension which she has drawn out her 25% tax free. If she draws out some of the rest we know we have to pay tax on it, but if it then takes her over her tax allowance for the year do we then have to pay tax again on it. She gets approximately ... Continue Reading
Pretty sure I know the answer, but am asking the question for confirmation. My DB pension was sold on to an Insurance group and I now have an individual policy with the same terms as the original pension deed. On my death my wife receives 2/3rds of my pension ... Continue Reading
Hi, I'm a bit confused with boxes 16 17 18 on the SA109 Residence Status in self assessment. I am British Citizen UK non tax resident, but am tax resident in Thailand but (not a permanent resident). I have always ticked box 16 - entitled to claim personal allowances ... Continue Reading
We moved out of our old house in April 2025 and it has been vacant since, although it has been for sale continuously since late 2023. Therefore the East Devon District Council have been charging a 100% premium on top of the normal council tax since this April, as ... Continue Reading
For most of 2025/26 (and previous years) I have been safely under the threshold for Marriage Allowance and transferring my wife's allowance to reduce my tax (as the higher earner) [in Feb 2026 my salary was £54,314, but with Smart Pensions, Shares, etc, my Taxable ... Continue Reading
With 3 siblings, I acquired a share of my family home when my father had to go into a care home in 2004. MY siblings each agreed to accept a £21 000 payment for me to buy their share. I then planned to renovate the property (in a very sorry, chilly state) and ... Continue Reading
