Tax Rebate Guides

Tax is a big subject and it effects us all in different ways at different times during our financial lives.

Understanding tax more can help you make the right choices when it matters saving you money now and in the future.

There’s a lot to understand and there are certain things you need to know about to make sure you and your family only pay the tax that’s needed.

Our tax and tax rebate guides help you to better understand what taxes effect you and how to pay less tax legitimately.

Tax isn’t something that most of us deal with regularly, and you can’t expect HMRC to always get it right. The onus is on you to reclaim tax you have overpaid, and if you’ve not claimed or missed something out, it’s likely you’ll pay more than you need to.

In our tax guides we cover what to do, when to do it and where to go if you need support with your tax matters.

Tax Rebate Guides for Expenses

Uniform tax guide

Are you responsible for laundering your work uniform? Then you could claim a tax rebate on your uniform maintenance costs...

Tax relief for expenses of employment guide

If you’re an employee and have work-based expenses that are not refunded by your employer, you could be eligible to reclaim tax relief on most of your expenses, such as your business mileage, or use of your home...

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Tax Rebate Guides for Trades

Tax rebate guide for mechanics

Are you responsible for buying the tools you need to get your job done? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear you can apply for a mechanic tax rebate today...

Tax rebate guide for apprentice mechanics

New to the Motor Vehicle Industry? Find out how to be tax efficient during your career with our motor industry and apprentice mechanic tax guide...

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Tax Rebate Guides for Professions

Healthcare worker tax rebate guide

Private sector and NHS healthcare professionals qualify for a Healthcare Worker Tax Rebate. We’ll make sure you get yours...

Doctor Tax Rebate Guide

Our doctor tax rebate guide explores the available tax deductible expenses for doctors and gives you instructions on how to claim your tax rebate.

NHS Tax Rebates for Widening Access Training Scheme

Were you part of the Widening Access Training (WAT) Scheme at any time from 1999?..

Nurse tax rebate guide

The Nurses Tax Rebate Guide is free to use and is for nurses who work for the NHS and or private sector...

Cabin crew uniform tax rebate guide

Cleaning your uniform is a major, regular outlay if you’re a cabin crew member and most staff don’t realise that they have a right to tax relief on this expense...

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Tax Guides for Families and Home

Working from home tax relief guide

Employed and have to work from home? You can normally claim tax relief on some of your household expenses...

Marriage tax allowance

As of April 6th 2015, couples have been able to register for the new Marriage Tax Allowance also known as the married couples allowance...

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Tax Guides for Cars and Travel

Business mileage tax rebate guide

Use your car as part of your job? You could be eligible to claim for mileage allowance relief...

Travel expenses tax relief guide

Employed and use your own vehicle or public transport for journeys other than normal commuting?..

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Tax Guides for Pensions

Tax relief on pension contributions guide

Everyone who pays into their own pension is entitled to tax relief but you might not be getting it all if you pay tax at the higher rate...

Non resident pension tax relief

If you are not living in the UK and are paying tax on a UK pension you could be owed a non resident pension tax rebate...

Pension credit eligibility and how to claim guide

Pension credit is a benefit that is based on income and is intended for individuals who have reached the qualifying age for the state pension. Find out if you can claim...

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Tax Guides for Sole Traders and Partnerships

What is a Sole Trader?

A sole trader is classed as a self employed individual who runs their own business.

What is a partnership?

A partnership for tax reasons means sharing responsibility for the running of a business and any profit with at least one other individual or a company...

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Tax Rebate Guides for Limited Companies

What is a Limited Company?

A limited company is usually a business that is legally set up in its own right separate from its shareholders and directors...

How do I set up a Limited Company?

Setting up a limited company is a common choice for businesses of all types and sizes...

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Tax Rebate Guides for Making Tax Digital

What is Making Tax Digital?

Making tax digital or MTD for short is the name given to the governments initiative which is tasked with improving the UK tax system through the use of digital solutions...

What is an End of Period Statement for ITSA?

Making tax digital for income tax or MTD for ITSA is the name HMRC give to their programme which is tasked with digitally updating the self assessment tax return system...

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VAT Guides

What is VAT?

VAT stands for value added tax and is charged by UK businesses when a qualifying item or service is sold...

What are the VAT Late Filing Penalties?

The VAT late filing penalties under MTD will be used from the 1 January 2023 and they will replace the previous default surcharge regime...

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Tax Guides for Landlords

UK landlord’s tax return guide

Dealing with tax is an important part of being a landlord. If you receive rental income from letting a property, you need to tell HMRC and pay tax on your rental profits...

Rent a Room Scheme guide

The rent a room scheme is open to people who want to let out furnished accommodation to a lodger in there main home. Rent a room is available to owner occupiers and tenants who have permission from their landlord to rent out a spare room.

UK non resident landlord’s tax guide

Learning about what you need to do means you are meeting your obligations as a non resident landlord and being as tax efficient as possible...

Landlord Captial Gains Tax guide

Landlord capital gains tax is a tax levied on the profit made from selling a rental property that has appreciated in value.

The capital gains tax (CGT) payable on a rental property is only due when a landlord sells a property that has increased in value since the time of purchase.

Tax Guides for Leaving the UK

Leaving the UK tax back guide

If you’re moving away from the UK, or you have relocated in the last four tax years, you are probably due a leaving the UK tax refund...

Backpackers UK tax refund

Whether you are a British national travelling abroad or an international visitor to the UK you could be entitled to a UK tax refund...

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Tax Guides for UK Non Resident Tax

Non resident tax guide

Are you a non resident? If you’re a non resident and paying tax in the UK you could be paying too much...

Automatic overseas test (AOT)

The third automatic overseas test is important when deciding if you are non resident for UK tax purposes...

Sufficient ties test

There are five ‘tests’ which determined how tied you are to the UK and, therefore, how likely you are to be considered UK resident for tax purposes...

Expat tax return guide

If you’re in the middle of moving or have already left the UK, one of the less appealing tasks on your long to do list will be to ‘organise tax affairs’...

Split year treatment

If you’re not a full-time resident of the UK, new legislation from 6 April 2013 lets you split a tax year in two parts, under five different circumstances...

Dual residence

Our complete guide enables you to be informed, to ensure you never pay a penny more tax than you’re supposed to...

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City Tax Guides

Birmingham

If you are based in Birmingham and paying UK income tax on your wages, then you are probably due a UK tax rebate...

Edinburgh

It doesn’t matter if you were born in Edinburgh or you relocated from a different UK city, you can claim tax back as an Edinburgh tax payer...

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Tax Rebate Guides for HMRC Services

What is a Personal Tax Account?

Personal tax account is an online service provided by HMRC to give you access to your personal tax information all in one place. ..

What is the HMRC app?

The HMRC app is free to use and helps you manage your tax record. Find out what you can use the HMRC app for and how to download it...

Claim your tax rebate using the Free HMRC app

Claiming a tax rebate? There’s an app for that! A real, HMRC app that you can use to claim a tax rebate back from HMRC...

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Tax Rebate Guides on Free Tax Advice for People on a Low Income

What is TaxAid?

TaxAid is a charitable organisation dedicated to assisting individuals with low incomes who face challenges with their tax matters...

What is LITRG?

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is the leading professional body for tax in the UK and created the low income tax reform group or LITRG for short...

What is Tax Help for Older People?

Tax help for older people was set up in 2004 and its service provides free, impartial and specialist advice to those close to or over the age of 60 with an income of £20,000 or less per annum...