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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
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Inheritance from Overseas taxed in there UK?
on 23/01/2025 13:52, by PPitstop

Hi all, I am UK resident and I will be due a decent amount of inheritance from my parents who live overseas (non British citizens nor residents). There is no inheritance tax in their country, but do I pay any IHT on that inheritance here as the recipient? I ... Continue Reading

Not paid any tax
on 21/01/2025 20:49, by lin_zhi_you

Hi Guys, can you give me some simple information please. I will spare you the story as I did what I needed to do, so please give me some straight information. I bought a new house and lost my job all in one go, so tax office probably does not know my new address. ... Continue Reading

MAPS 2 employers?
on 21/01/2025 10:59, by paulfoel

Employer 1 - 15000 miles at 20pm So I can claim MAPS at (45pm-20pm = 25pm for the first 10000) then (25pm-20pm =5pm for the extra 5000)? £0.25x10000 = £2500 £0.05x5000 = £250 TOTAL = £2250 Employer 2 - 6000 miles at 28pm I'm assuming the 10000 does not ... Continue Reading

Tax return - allowable expenses
on 20/01/2025 23:40, by adnauseum

[b]Does this sound like a ‘reasonable’ way to work out my WFH expenses?[/b] I’m using this tax calculator: https://www.getcoconut.com/work-from-home-allowance-calculator I worked as a freelance writer in one room out of five in total (excluding bathrooms ... Continue Reading

Unused Nil Rate Band for mother who died in Spain
on 20/01/2025 14:34, by Paul20004

My mother died during 2012 in Spain (spanish residency; British pension). She made no gifts to anyone in the past 7 years and all her half of the assets went to her surviving spouse my father. My father returned to the UK a year later and has been in the UK for ... Continue Reading

Non residents
on 19/01/2025 09:15, by kanrent

Hi I'm a non resident and non domicile British citizen, I have rental property in the UK. If I sell am I still liable For CGT? Continue Reading

Rent a Room Scheme - Do relatives qualify?
on 18/01/2025 16:07, by anjo56

Our son lives with us currently and is paying rent. Is it possible to claim tax exemption upto £7.5k (it will be considerably less) under the Rent a Room scheme for a family member or does it have to be an external person? I haven't been able to find anything ... Continue Reading