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) >...

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...

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...

To enter a balancing charge/allowance for an asset disposal, follow these steps: Browse to the Capital Allowance section of the chosen return Ensure you are using the calculator and click on Add a new asset. Complete the asset details Note if you have previously cleared the asset value in...

For comprehensive information on the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), including when you can claim relief, read HMRC guidance: Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme – Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax reliefs. To claim reinvestment relief for SEIS shares you'll need to complete the claim...

The information you provide within the SA302 calculation will determine how much tax is due. This calculation will then apply any tax already deducted and leave you with a balancing payment (if there's any tax outstanding) or a repayment due (if you've overpaid in tax). If your total tax bill is...

TaxCalc can only print PDFs created using versions 1.4 to 1.7. To check the version of your PDF, complete the following steps: Open the PDF document. Click on File in the left-hand corner. Click on Properties. Check the version number in the pop-up window. If you can't print the PDF,...

Enter any credit already on your HMRC account in SimpleStep or HMRC Forms mode. SimpleStep mode Go to Working out your tax > Payments on account. Enter the credit amount in the box Please also enter here any other payments or credits towards... HMRC Forms mode Go to Payments on...

When you receive the 5093 error message, this is because the UTR details entered when attempting to file are incorrect, or they do not match what HMRC are expecting. This message is sent directly from HMRC as the portal does not recognise the UTR for the chosen service. This error is common...

To carry back a partnership loss for the current year to a previous year, you need to make a manual adjustment to your SA100 tax return for the year in which the loss occurred. You don't need to re-submit your return for the previous year and this cannot be done via the SA800 tax return. To...

Restricted Finance Costs from Property Income From 6 April 2017, new rules were introduced to restrict deductions from property income for finance costs for residential properties for individuals . The measure was introduced is to restrict relief for finance costs to the basic rate of income tax...

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 the information enclosed in this HMRC webpage. If you previously reported either partnership...

To claim relief on peer-to-peer (P2P) loans for the current tax year (2025/26), you will need to make a manual reduction before entering figures onto the return. Please see the guidance published by HMRC (Income tax relief for irrecoverable peer to peer loans guidance) for more information....