What are the new capital allowances? From 1 April 2023 (and originally until 31 March 2026 but now permanent), companies, who are subject to corporation tax (CT), investing in qualifying, new plant and machinery assets will be able to claim: a 100% full expensing first year allowance (FYA) on...

To move your tax return between two computers, it is recommended follow these steps: Complete your tax return and save it to a known location using File > Save. To find a tax return that you've already saved, go to My Returns, click on your name and make a note of the file location. Exit...

This article will run through where to enter Coronavirus Support Schemes on a CT600. You can enter this information in one of two ways: SimpleStep mode: Coronavirus support schemes and overpayments > boxes 471 - 474 as required. HMRC Forms mode: CT600 Core > Core > Page 5 >...

You can use the What If? Planner to forecast next year’s tax liability by following these steps: Open the SA100 tax return in question Go to Check & Finish. Click on What If? Planner Enter the income figures: Click on Use 2025/26 Values and use Add/Edit for each section to adjust...

At TaxCalc we use the same terminology that's used across most software markets. Some of these expressions can seem similar so to avoid confusion, this page gives an explanation of each. Renewal If you're a user of our Accountancy Practice software, you'll be invited to renew your package 30...

The Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime replaces the previous remittance basis from 6 April 2025, although neither an individual’s nationality, domicile at any time, nor their ability to claim the remittance basis in previous years affects eligibility for the FIG regime. The regime allows...

What is a tax pool Tax pools apply to discretionary trusts. Discretionary trusts are taxed at the trust rates of income tax and the trustees are responsible for paying the income tax on income received by the trust. When trustees make a discretionary payment of income to beneficiaries, the...

You can't restrict the use of losses that have been carried forward from a previous year as they must be used against the first available profits. This means that you can't reduce the amount of the loss to use up the personal allowance first. HMRC states that the losses should be deducted from...

Married Couples Allowance (MCA) is an age related allowance applicable if at least one spouse is born before 6th April 1935. It could reduce your tax bill by between £353 and £912.50 a year. You can claim Married Couple’s Allowance if all of the following criteria apply: you’re...

To write off small pools (with a balance of less than £1,000) and claim the allowance, first open the Capital Allowances grid. SimpleStep mode SA100 – Your Work > Self Employment > Short/Full Form – Details > Capital Allowances SA800 – Trades or professions for (XXX) >...

If you want to open a CT600 return made in an earlier version of TaxCalc, follow these steps: Go to Practice Manager. Click on Import Client Select the tax year you wish to import the file from click Continue Choose if you want to import a single return or multiple returns and Browse to...

TaxCalc doesn't calculate Private Residence Relief (PRR) on Capital Gains Tax. You will have to do this manually. You can use the HMRC helpsheet on PRR (from page 6) and the HMRC website to help you with these calculations. If you have any queries on Capital Gains Tax and PRR call the HMRC...

If you have received losses from the Accrued Income Scheme and deeply discounted securities, unfortunately, according to HMRC Exclusion 4 (see link to HMRC Filing Exclusions and Special Cases 2024/25), a negative amount cannot be entered into box 2 of the Lloyds Pages (LU1). Please note, this...

The HMRC API can be used with the following years. Note if a submission has already been made, this will not return any data 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 The following years are available but may NOT return relevant data as HMRC are currently...

Please see the following instructions on how to complete the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) pages on HMRC Forms Go to Capital Gains > Do you want to complete the Capital Gains page? ‘Yes’ > Do you wish to use Forms Mode? ‘Yes’ HMRC Forms mode is a form filling exercise where you...