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The simple answer to that is YES! The tax year runs from 6th April until the 5th April the following year. HMRC allow individuals to go back up to 4 years on claiming tax back. If you’ve never completed a tax return, at the time of writing this article, you would be able to claim […]

So down to business. As we move through April, into May and June, many of you will want to get back the tax you are owed, after either paying too much (for whatever reason) in previous years or because you have claimable expenses that your employer did not reimburse you for. We can look at […]

And so another tax year comes to a close on April 5th. All year we have been working on tax returns for the year you worked from April 6th 2013 – April 5th 2014! Crazy… that’s like a lifetime ago! Tax rebates can be claimed back for this tax period and 3 further years (4 […]

For the 2019 – 2020 tax code, click here! As we know that the tax free personal allowance for this coming tax year 2015 – 2016, which starts on April 6th, will be £10600.00, the new tax code will be 1060L. This means you can earn £10600.00 before having to pay tax. HMRC will be […]

Unless you are very organised and very used to completing your own tax return, we at Bettertax, would hate to see you like this! Doesn’t look much like fun, does it? You should know a Tax Return must be filed with HM Revenue & Customs if you are registered for self-assessment. Your tax return allows […]

  Simple infographic! Are you due tax back?!

As boring as it is, I’m afraid this is the same message as we do each year! Tax Deadline Day! If you have been asked to do a self-assessment tax return because you are a self employed sole trader, or because you have done one in the past, you MUST complete it by 31st January […]

  Warning! Warning! Danger! Danger! As Robby The Robot would say! Recent reports from HMRC say that 75000 phishing emails have been issued this year, just between April and September, a whopping increase on last year of 70%! We try to remind and warn regularly as the emails can look convincing and we don’t want […]

As you know the tax year starts on the 6th April in the UK. After that date self-assessment tax returns can be completed and submitted to HMRC. If you are self-employed under the construction industry scheme (CIS), you’ll be in a position to complete your tax return almost immediately. All you need is a note […]