SDLT Implications on Transferring Property to Spouse | 2025/26 Guide
SDLT implications on transferring property to spouse: What you need to know Transferring property into joint names or from one spouse to another can raise important tax considerations—especially when it comes to the (SDLT) implications on transferring property to...
Tax Efficient Cars: Company Car Tax Guide 2025/26
Tax Efficient Cars: Low-Emission Company Cars — What You Need to Know for 2025/26 Tax efficient cars are increasingly important for businesses and employees alike. With the 2025/26 UK tax year now in force, the Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) rates that determine company car...
Self-Invested Pension Plans Guide for 2025/26
Why Self-Invested Pension Plans Could Be Worth Considering in 2025/26 Self-invested pension plans (often referred to as SIPPs) are a flexible UK pension option that gives you control of your retirement investments while still enjoying tax-relieved growth. For many...
Non-Residents Landlord Scheme 2025/26 | Trueman Brown
A Guide to the Non-Residents Landlord Scheme for 2025/26 If you’re letting out property in the UK but live abroad, then the non-residents landlord scheme is one of the key tax compliance issues you must understand. The non-residents landlord scheme requires you, your...
When a Member’s Voluntary Liquidation is beneficial
Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, advise business when to use a Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) to close down their company. Although it is possible to strike off a company and for distributions made prior to dissolution to be treated as capital...
Special inheritance tax rules for spouses and civil partners
Local Accountants, Trueman Brown, advice married couples and civil partners of special inheritance tax rules that affect theem. Special rules apply for inheritance tax purposes to married couples and civil partners. To ensure valuable tax reliefs are not lost, it is...
Changes to Employers Allowance from April 2020
Havering Accountants, Trueman Brown, like to keep their client's up-to-date with the latest developments. The employment allowance (EA) was introduced from April 2014, potentially cutting every employer’s NIC payments by allowing businesses and charities to offset up...
Private Principal Residence CGT Rules Explained for 2025/26
Private Principal Residence: What It Means for CGT on Your Home in 2025/26 When you sell your home in the UK, the tax you pay (if any) on profit generally depends on whether the property qualifies as your private principal residence — meaning it has been your only or...
CGT Payments on Account for Property | Trueman Brown
Understanding CGT Payments on Account for Property in the UK If you’re selling a residential property, it’s essential to understand how CGT payments on account for property work. Since HMRC introduced stricter reporting deadlines, property owners must calculate,...
Thurrock Minimum Wage Compliance Guide 2025/26 | Trueman Brown
Employers, are you paying the Minimum Wage in 2025/26? If you run a business in Essex, getting Thurrock minimum wage compliance right is non-negotiable. From 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) have risen, with...