Well, after no less than four delays since it was first announced in 2015, it now looks like the first phase of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will finally go ahead at last. If you’re a
Read moreOK, so yet again you’ve left sorting out your Self Assessment tax return until far too late, despite promising yourself that you wouldn’t ever let it happen again. Tut, tut. The online filing deadline, which is midnight on 31 January, is now fast approaching and
Read moreSome 5.5m expat Brits are estimated to live outside of the UK, with 1.3m living in Australia alone. The other major English-speaking countries, New Zealand, the USA and Canada are also hugely popular with expat Brits, while a reported 400,000 expats live in Spain and
Read moreSo, you’ve finally decided to up sticks and go and live overseas. Maybe it’s the British weather, the cost of living or simply that you can no longer resist the appeal of living in another country (probably one with sunnier weather). Perhaps you’re already living
Read moreJust how quickly has this year flown by, eh? It’s something that you may well have heard, if you haven’t said it yourself. Maybe it’s something that you notice more the older that you get. The Olympics are a distant memory (great weren’t they?), the
Read moreThis week, Mike from GoSimpleTax gives Landlord’s the low down on tax planning for retirement. According to the Centre for Ageing Better, life expectancy has tripled over the course of human history. In 1840, when infant and child mortality rates were still very high, the
Read moreOK, admittedly, fun is a bit of a stretch. And probably the only sense of enjoyment you’ll get is when you’ve actually filed your Self Assessment tax return and it’s off your plate for another year. However, here’s what Mike at GoSimpleTax thinks you can
Read moreMike over at GoSimpleTax provides answers to frequently asked questions about completing and filing Self Assessment tax returns for previous tax years. Why might I submit Self Assessment tax returns for previous years? A common scenario is where HMRC has issued a notice to file
Read moreWhat’s not to love about Australia? The seemingly continuous warm, sunny weather means people can enjoy their lives in the great outdoors for most of the year. Australia’s cities are ultra-modern and the natural environment is stunning, especially the beaches, which attract huge numbers (85%
Read moreA couple of years ago, an estimated five million people in the UK held cryptoassets (often shortened to crypto), which is about 10% of the adult population. Although the buzz around crypto isn’t what it was, large numbers of people around the world continue to
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