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What Training expenses do HMRC allow Doctors to claim? Reply
HMRC has identified a number of training courses specific to the medical profession where relief for training costs incurred will qualify for tax relief. https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim32540
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Professional body |
Course details |
| Royal College of Anaesthetists | Primary FRCA MCQ Exam |
| Primary FRCA OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam | |
| Primary FRCA SOE (Structured Oral Exam) | |
| Final FRCA Written Exam | |
| Final FRCA SOE (Structured Oral Exam) | |
| Chemical Pathology | FRC Path exam |
| Note: FRC Path means Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists | |
| Diagnostic Neuropathology | FRC Path exam |
| Emergency Medicine | FRCEM Primary Examination |
| FRCEM Intermediate Certificate | |
| FRCEM Final Examination | |
| Note: FRCEM was known as Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM) before the tax year 2016 to 2017 | |
| The Faculty of Public Health (MFPH) | MFPH Part A |
| MFPH Part B | |
| Forensic Histopathology | FRC Path exam |
| Royal College of General Practitioners | MRCGP Applied Knowledge Test |
| MRCGP Clinical Skills Assessment | |
| Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | MRCOG Part 1 |
| MRCOG Part 2 (Part 2 examination has 2 parts) | |
| MRCOG Part 3 | |
| Haematology | FRC Path exam |
| Histopathology | FRC Path exam |
| Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine | FFICM MCQ |
| FFICM final SOE | |
| FFICM final OSCE | |
| Medical Microbiology | FRC Path exam |
| Medical Virology | FRC Path exam |
| Royal College of Ophthalmologists | FRCOphth Part 1 |
| Refraction Certificate Exam | |
| FRCOphth Part 2 Written Exam | |
| FRCOphth Part 2 Oral Exam | |
| Paediatric and Perinatel Pathology | FRC Path exam |
| Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health | Foundation of Practice (previously known as MRCPCH Written Exam Part 1A) |
| Theory and Science (previously known as MRCPCH Written Exam Part 1B) | |
| Applied Knowledge in Practice (previously known as MRCPCH Written Exam Part 2) | |
| MRCPCH Clinical Examination | |
| Royal College of Physicians | MRCP Part 1 |
| MRCP Part 2 Written Exam | |
| MRCP Part 2 Clinical Exam (also known as PACES) | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Dermatology | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Endocrinology and Diabetes | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Gastroenterology | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Geriatric Medicine | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Infectious Diseases | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Medical Oncology | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Nephrology | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Neurology | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Palliative Medicine | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Respiratory Medicine (Advanced Life Support Course is also mandatory) | |
| Speciality Certificate Examinations (SCE): Rhuematology | |
| Royal College of Psychiatrists | MRCPsych Paper 1 (also referred to as Paper A) |
| MRCPsych Paper 2 (also referred to as Paper B) | |
| MRCPsych Paper 3 | |
| MRCPsych CASC (Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies) | |
| Royal College of Radiologists | First FRCR Exam |
| Final FRCR Exam Part A (Six papers in total referred to as modules 1 to 6) | |
| Final FRCR Exam Part B | |
| Royal College of Surgeons | MRCS Part A |
| MRCS Part B | |
| Speciality Fellowship Exam (on the basis that successful completion of the Speciality Fellowship Exam is a contractual requirement within a speciality training contract) |
This list is not exhaustive and may not cover all of the courses that might qualify for tax relief. If a course is not on the list, it may still be eligible for tax relief depending on if the amounts incurred meet the strict conditions stipulated in S336 ITEPA 2003. The contract of employment must be a training contract, and it must meet the requirements outlined in EIM32535.
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What impact does earning over £100k have on my tax code and pension allowance? Reply
Many people don’t realise the impact of earning over £100,000.
Here are a couple things you need to know
Personal Allowance – Tax Code
Your Personal Allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 that your adjusted net income is above £100,000. This means your allowance is zero if your income is £125,000 or above.
You’ll also need to do a Self Assessment tax return.
Pension Allowance Reduction
To work out if you have a reduced (tapered) annual allowance for a tax year, you’ll need to work out your:
# net income in that tax year
# pension savings in that tax year
# threshold income in that tax year
# adjusted income in that tax year
If your adjusted income is over £150,000 your annual allowance in the same tax year will be reduced.
It will not be reduced if your threshold income for that year is £110,000 or less, no matter what your adjusted income is.
For every £2 your adjusted income goes over £150,000, your annual allowance for that year reduces by £1. The minimum reduced annual allowance you can have is £10,000.
Whichever type of pension scheme you’re in (for example, a career average scheme), you’ll need to know your pension savings so you can work out both your:
# threshold income
# adjusted income
If the pension savings made in the tax year are more than your available annual allowance, you should include the excess amount on your Self Assessment return. Your available annual allowance is your reduced annual allowance plus any unused allowance from the previous 3 tax years.
This amount is added to your taxable income and you will pay Income Tax on it, at the tax rate that applies to you.
The adjusted income includes your pension contributions and for final salary or career schemes pension contributions are the increase in scheme value
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Where can I find a list of HMRC allowable Property Expenses? Reply
Beginning and end of a rental business: commencement
Summary
Usually a rental business begins when letting first commences.
Allowable revenue expenditure incurred before the rental business begins can be relieved under the ITTOIA05/S57 or CTA09/S61 provisions for pre-trading expenditure.
Deductions: main types of expense
PIM2070
Advertising expenses
PIM2072
Bad and doubtful debts
PIM2074
Cash back on loans
PIM2076
Cost of providing services
PIM2078
Costs due to common ownership
PIM2080
Criminal payments, bribes and similar items
PIM2082
Entertaining expenses and gifts
PIM2100
Expenses for own home
PIM2105
Fees for loan finance and similar items
PIM2106
Fines
PIM2110
Insurance premiums and recoveries
PIM2120
Legal and professional costs
PIM2130
Properties not let at a commercial rent
PIM2140
Rates and council tax
PIM2200
Rent collection
PIM2205
Rent paid out
PIM2210
Salaries and wages of employees
PIM2215
Sea walls
PIM2220
Travelling expenses
Are my costs Capital or Revenue expenditure?
Beginning and end of a rental business: cessation
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What are Unused Residential Finance Costs? Box 45 and 45a Reply
It’s the dreaded Clause 24 Interest Rate Restriction being phase in as noted below
2018/19 50% of the interest can be claimed in full and 50% will get relief at 20%
2019/20 25% of the interest can be claimed in full and 75% will get relief at 20%
2020/21 100% will get only 20% relief
Investors with residential property will probably have noticed boxes 45 and 45a
45 Unused residential finance costs brought forward
45a Unused residential finance costs carried forward
This is how HMRC explain these figures
Example 4: carrying forward unused finance costs
In the tax year 2020 to 2021 Brian’s annual salary before tax is £36,000 and his rental income is £20,000. The property was empty for 2 months while he found a new tenant and during that time he carried out some repairs on the property.
Brian’s mortgage interest was £15,000 and he had other allowable expenses of £7,000 due to the repairs he carried out.
Tax year 2020 to 2021
Salary before tax = £36,000
Property income calculation:
Rental income = £20,000
Allowable non-finance costs = – £7,000
Property profits = £13,000
Total income = £49,000
Income Tax calculation:
£11,000 x 0% = £0
£32,000 x 20% = £6,400
£6,000 x 40% = £2,400
Finance cost tax reduction calculated
on property profits (£13,000 x 20%) -£2,600
Final Income Tax = £6,200
Brian’s tax reduction is calculated as 20% of the lower of:
finance costs = £15,000
property profits = £13,000
adjusted total income (exceeding personal allowance) = £38,000
The lowest figure is property profits, so £13,000 x 20% = £2,600 tax reduction.
The £2,000 finance costs (£15,000 – £13,000) that haven’t been used to calculate his basic rate tax reduction are carried forward to calculate his basic rate tax reduction in the following year.
In the tax year 2021 to 2022, Brian’s salary is £36,000 and his rental income is £24,000. His mortgage interest is still £15,000 and he has other allowable expenses of £2,000.
Tax year 2021 to 2022
Salary before tax = £36,000
Property income calculation:
Rental income = £24,000
Allowable non-finance costs = – £2,000
Property profits = £22,000
Total income = £58,000
Income Tax calculation:
£11,000 x 0% = £0
£32,000 x 20% = £6,400
£15,000 x 40% = £6,000
Finance cost tax reduction calculated
on finance costs (£17,000 x 20%) -£3,400
Final Income Tax = £9,000
Brian’s tax reduction is calculated as 20% of the lower of:
finance costs (£15,000 of the current year and £2,000 brought forward) = £17,000
property profits = £22,000
adjusted total income (exceeding personal allowance) = £47,000
The lowest amount this year is finance costs, so £17,000 x 20% = £3,400 tax reduction.
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My Bank gives Rewards – how are they taxed? Reply
It seems crazy to me that banks give rewards and charges at the same time, wouldn’t lower charges be better?
The rules for Interest are covered by https://www.gov.uk/apply-tax-free-interest-on-savings
These rules include the Personal Savings Allowance and means (provided you aren’t an additional rate tax payer) you could get up to £1000 tax free (£500 for higher rate tax payers).
The problem with rewards is that it depends on what they are as to how they are treated
- If the reward is interest (calculated as a rate on the balance) then it should be paid gross, it will be savings income and eligible for the Personal Savings Allowance (PSA)
- If its a reward for depositing a certain amount each month or other activity then its not savings income and the bank should have deducted 20% before paying it under the annual payment rules. You will need to report this on your Self Assessment or R40 to reclaim the tax, this income is not with the PSA rules.
- If there is reward not related to the balance and there are also charges and fees on the account, it won’t meet the criteria for an annual payment and the bank won’t deduct 20% at source. You will need to declare it as ‘Miscellaneous Income’ on your self assessment return
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Are you taxed if you generate surplus power? Reply
There are special rules for the domestic generation of surplus power – BIM40520
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim40520
Specific receipts: domestic microgeneration: Income Tax exemption for domestic microgeneration
S782A Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005
With effect from tax year 2007-08 there is an exemption from Income Tax for an individual’s income from the sale of electricity generated by a microgeneration system where:
1. the system is installed at or near domestic premises occupied by the individual, and
2. the individual intends that the amount of electricity generated by the microgeneration system will not significantly exceed the amount of electricity consumed in those premises.
For the purpose of this exemption ‘domestic premises’ means premises used wholly or mainly as a separate private dwelling.
A ‘microgeneration system’ is defined in S4 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006.
This exemption is aimed at domestic microgeneration which is primarily intended to match the generator’s own home consumption needs. The term ‘significantly exceed’ in (b) above is not defined in Section 782A and should be considered by reference to the particular circumstances. However, in general, a householder who does not intend to generate an amount of electricity more than 20% in excess of their own domestic needs is unlikely to be regarded as intending to significantly exceed the amount of electricity consumed in their own premises.
No income tax will therefore arise on feed-in tariffs received by an individual from domestic microgeneration where the above conditions are met.
The exemption may apply where an individual installs a microgeneration system at a property which is not the individual’s main residence provided that the other domestic property is used by the individual, wholly or mainly, as a separate private dwelling and the other conditions are met.
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Tax Strategies for 2019/20 Year End Reply
With the end of the tax year fast approaching, now is a good time to review your business and personal finances to ensure that they are as tax-efficient as possible.
We can help make sure that you don’t miss out on any money-saving opportunities.
Please take some time to read through our 2019/20 Year End Strategies Guide, which contains practical guidance and ideas to implement before 5 April 2020.
With our useful tips and expert assistance, we can help you and your business to minimise the tax burden and increase profitability.
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What happens if you lose FHL Status? Reply
To qualify as a FHL (Furnished Holiday Let) your property must be:
– in the UK or in the European Economic Area (EEA) – the EEA includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
– furnished – there must be sufficient furniture provided for normal occupation and your visitors must be entitled to use the furniture
The property must be commercially let (you must intend to make a profit). If you let the property out of season to cover costs but didn’t make a profit, the letting will still be treated as commercial.
Accommodation can only qualify as a FHL if it passes all 3 occupancy conditions.
The pattern of occupation condition
If the total of all lettings that exceed 31 continuous days is more than 155 days during the year, this condition isn’t met so your property won’t be a FHL for that year.
The availability condition
Your property must be available for letting as furnished holiday accommodation letting for at least 210 days in the year.
The letting condition
You must let the property commercially as furnished holiday accommodation to the public for at least 105 days in the year.
What if you fail these tests?
- You will be restricted on how you can use losses arising in the business
- CGT and IHT business property reliefs will be lost
- HMRC are more likely to challenge expenses such as motor, travel, and subsistence
Loss of FHL – Capital Allowances
Capital Allowances can not be claimed on plant, machinery, fixtures, integral features, instead you will only be able to claim replacement cost
Period of grace election
You may genuinely intend to meet the letting condition, but were unable to. If this happens, you may be able to make a period of grace election that allows the property to qualify as a FHL as long as the pattern of occupation and availability conditions were met.
To make an election, you must be able to show that you had a genuine intention to let the property in the year. For example, where you’ve marketed a property to the same or a greater level than in successful years, or where the lettings are cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, including extreme adverse weather.
You can make an election where the property met the letting condition in the year before the first year you wish to make a period of grace election (either on its own or because of an averaging election). If your property again doesn’t meet the letting condition in the following year, you can make a second period of grace election (as long as you made an election in the previous year).
If your property doesn’t reach the threshold by the fourth year, after 2 consecutive period of grace elections, it will no longer qualify as a furnished holiday letting.
