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UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants

Category: Personal Tax

accountant for crypto assets and charities

Cryptoassets: Risks and Opportunities for Charities

In recent years, cryptocurrencies and NFTs have gained significant attention and value, making them an attractive option for donations and fundraising for charities. Cryptoassets have the potential to provide new opportunities for charities to raise funds, but it is important to understand the risks associated with them before deciding whether

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accountant for wills, probate IHT and estate planning

UK probate for non-UK domiciles

Domicile is not residence and is a fairly specialist area. It is a uniquely British concept and broadly a person is born with their domicile of origin but that can be replaced by a domicile of choice. By Michael Brooke This can be quite a complex area but broken down

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property tax - landlords

How could landlords save tax on their rental property portfolios?

Landlords in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) appear to be reconsidering how they own their property. We are seeing more landlords enquiring about incorporating their property portfolios. Why? It’s simple. They’re looking for ways to improve their profitability and one way is to reduce the tax they pay. Whether it’s

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accountant for wills, probate IHT and estate planning

Problems with old Wills

Concerning Wills created before 9 October 2007, the nil rate band (NRB) was often wasted when assets passed entirely to the surviving spouse. This potentially would cost an extra £140,000 of IHT so wills were drafted before that date to either give away assets to the value of the NRB

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child benefit and income tax

Do children pay tax?

Children and young adults (under the age of 18) are generally taxed on any income and gains they may receive in the same way as adults. By Tom Annat – Tax Manager Children are entitled to a tax-free personal allowance for income tax (currently £12,570) as well as the capital

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crypto tax advice

Crypto complexity – where are cryptoassets located?

Crypto currency is a topic which is rarely far from the news headlines these days and not always for the right reasons. By Tom Annat, Tax Manager The early hype suggesting we would all be buying our morning coffee with Bitcoin has yet to come to fruition. Whilst for many,

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coinbase contacts crypto investors about HMRC

Coinbase shares crypto investors data with HMRC

Coinbase has contacted investors who have cashed out more than £5,000 in fiat in the 2021 tax year to let them know that they have passed their details to HMRC. HMRC will be requesting similar information from other exchanges as it seeks to increase tax compliance in the crypto space.

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act now HMRC deadlines

Top tips for 2022-23 year end personal tax planning

With the end of the tax year approaching on 5th April, now is a good time to review your tax position and take some simple steps to make sure your tax affairs are as efficient as possible. Savings Gifts Sharing your assets None of the foregoing constitutes advice. Individual circumstances

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couple paying tax

Tax Saving Tip Number 1

Whether you are self-employed, a company director or an employee, pension contributions can be an extremely effective way of reducing your income tax or corporation tax liabilities. Not only that, but it obviously makes provision for your financial security in later life and can be a very important part of

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