Tax advisers all charge give or take the same amount. A little bit less for easy returns and a little bit more for more detailed returns. But a tax return done badly for £500 or £75 is the same damage to you. When HMRC start charging you tax based penalties and interest the price you paid for the tax return will be insignificant…are you a risk taker?
You are not alone! For a low tax country, many clients are located or working in Dubai and the UAE region generally and have UK tax questions that need answering! There are more than 19,000 UK tax qualified advisers and less than 12 are based in Dubai itself and some of these are not available … Read more Are you looking for a UK tax advisor in Dubai?
More and more expats find themselves coming back to the UK after many years for working overseas and wonder what should they do about taxes. A first step is making sure that when you are abroad HMRC has your address so you can be sure they are not trying to send post to a wrong … Read more Returning to the UK as an expat from abroad or overseas, what are the tax implications?
You are not alone! A surprising number of taxpayers simply find themselves years behind and this can be a great worry for you. HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) formerly the Inland Revenue are increasingly applying effort to chase up people who have not sent in a UK tax return but it you contact them to … Read more I haven’t filed a tax return with HMRC (Inland Revenue) in years, what do I do?
Calculating a UK tax return is on the face of it very simple. You read through the questions in the front of the form and you start adding in the numbers into the correct boxes. This is straightforward until you start to realise, perhaps you are not sure exactly which number to put where, you … Read more How to calculate UK tax return?
Before you send your own tax return to HMRC…Would you like me to professionally review it? Just in case? For a 2nd opinion? If your tax return is already complete…send it on paper to: Self AssessmentHM Revenue and CustomsBX9 1ASUnited Kingdom Advantages of sending online…Why not let me send your tax return electronically? Online? Instant … Read more Where do I send my UK tax return?
A. All self-employed people in the UK are required to be registered for Self-Assessment and then you are issued with a UTR or Unique Taxpayer Reference number. This number is usually presented as a pair of 5 digits. eg 12345 54321 If you have been asked as a self employed person for a self employed … Read more What is a self employed registration number?
If you believe you may have a tax problem, you already know you should take advice. This can be tricky to ask for sometimes as you may already know you have a potentially serious tax problem and would rather not admit it or share it with others. I have had clients come to me with … Read more Where can I get advice over tax problems?
I often get enquiries from people who are currently expats and are planning to return to the UK. Typically as an expatriate, you will have had very little contact with HMRC over the past years or you may have UK rental income from property and needed to file tax returns to declare this income. You’ll … Read more What tax issues on expat returning to the UK?