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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
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Tax repayment - non resident
on 30/06/2025 17:05, by Chanmuganathan

A non-resident (who has never lived in the UK) recently received a P45 from a UK pension scheme without NI number, which deducted 45% tax from a lump sum payout inherited from her late father. She wants to reclaim the tax from HMRC. Does anyone know how to go about ... Continue Reading

Sending IHT forms to BX9 PO box via Click & Drop
on 29/06/2025 18:46, by prball

I can't send my IHT forms to HMRC's address via Royal Mail's Click & Drop online, as it won't accept the BX9 post code, and insists on a City being entered. After a bit of research I've found a link on HMRC that provides an address 'for couriers' https://www.gov.uk/find-hmrc-contacts/courier-deliveries-to-hmrc-po-box-and-bx-postcodes, ... Continue Reading

Capital Gains on transferred property
on 29/06/2025 09:22, by Mikehbs1

We have a few buy to let properties and for tax reasons I'd like to transfer 1 property from my partners name into mine. Detail is we paid 82k for it, let's say it's worth 100k now as an example. Then we'd pay cgt on 100-82-3k(cgt allowance) so we'd pay tax on ... Continue Reading

Pension death benefit
on 26/06/2025 16:54, by colin66

My wife’s father died last year (well over 75) and whilst not a dependent his old occupation pension trustees paid her £750 as a goodwill payment. They paid it gross, and then issued her P45 As she is still being asked to complete a SA ( guess last time ... Continue Reading

Employment Allowance - 2 Directors, 1 earner
on 26/06/2025 15:27, by daz99

Good Day If a UK business has two Directors and ...Both employed by the company. ...One of the Directors earn above the Secondary Threshold for NIC via the company [b]...The other director earns above the Secondary Threshold via other means (pension and/or property ... Continue Reading

Stamp Duty Surcharge Limit
on 26/06/2025 10:09, by PPitstop

Hello! Hopefully a quick question. I just moved home, without selling my old one. I want to hold on to my old house for sentimental reasons and so my plan is to rent it out. However, people who know me well tell me I am underestimating the issues of being a landlord. ... Continue Reading