Joint filing of accounts to HMRC and Companies House which HMRC offer is exclusive to them at the moment so no third party providers can do this via a tax return submission. Therefore, any third party application would need to file to HMRC and Companies House as part of a separate process. In...

When processing the information for the 2024/25 tax year, the Basis Period Reform will have already taken place. If you are unfamiliar with the rules surrounding this, it is recommended that you review this HMRC webpage for further information. If for any reason, a self employed individual has...

MTD Quarterly Filer provides the functionality to complete the in-year submissions (Quarterly Updates) and interacts with TaxCalc modules and other bookkeeping/spreadsheet solutions. Setting up businesses in MTD Quarterly Filer: After launching MTD Quarterly Filer: Select the client you are...

The AIA limit is increased from £200,000 to £1 million for two years from 1 January 2019. This increase has been extended until the tax period falling before 1 April 2023. Transitional rules will apply where there is a chargeable period which spans the 1 January 2019, or 1 April 2023: ...

Deferring Class 4 NIC From 2015/16, you are no longer able to defer Class 4 NIC. HMRC have changed the rules and if you wish to find out further information, please visit the HMRC website: Defer your National Insurance. However, you may be able to claim a refund for previous tax years. If you...

The corporation tax computation does not include certain sections of the calculation as a default. However, it is possible to manually include those sections if needed. To do this please follow the below steps; Click on Review Compuation on the left menu. Click on Edit Notes. Choose the note...

If you're an Individual or Business customer, you can pre-order TaxCalc approximately 30 days before the update is released in late March. The benefits of pre-ordering TaxCalc are as follows: No extra cost. Avoid the Sales team at their busiest time. First to be notified of the release. ...

HMRC Filing Exclusions 2023/24 Exclusions have arisen due to the previous introduction of additional allowances and bands for certain types of income, making the calculation of the tax liability more complex. HMRC systems expect our software to match their method of calculation in order for the...

If you want to open a CT600 return made in an earlier version of TaxCalc, first try to open the file in TaxCalc using File > Open. TaxCalc 2007 To view a return prepared in TaxCalc 2007, check that you have the final release of the software (version 7.10.08): Go to Help > About...

You don't need to make payments on account (POA) towards the next tax year if: The total tax due (less Class 2 NIC payment) for this year is under £1,000 Or More than 80% of the tax due is met by income tax deducted at source. Illustrated Example for point 1: POA are not due when the...

When you import a client using a tax return file, you are doing two things: Transferring a copy of the tax return into the TaxCalc database. Creating a record for that client in Practice Manager, which can then be used across the TaxCalc Applications. Please note: The importing process will...

When adding Capital Gains you do need to enter an acquisition date for an SA900 but not for an SA100. SA900 If you don't enter a date of acquisition on an SA900, online submission will fail. You can enter either the actual or approximate date, as the date is no longer relevant to the...

The TaxCalc application is now available on Linux for Individual and Standalone practice users. We are currently developing a network version which will be available in the future. As for now, you are able to have a LINUX machine as one of the additional machines if a windows machine acts as the...

HMRC are changing the calculation of payments on account when there is a Marriage Allowance transfer. Currently their SA110 notes suggest that payments on account should be calculated on the tax due amount, before applying the Marriage Allowance. The correct process is explained in the below...

You can claim income tax relief on investments in a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode. Go to Tax reliefs and allowances > Relief on investments. Enter the amount in the box labelled Subscriptions for shares under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. Go...