HMRC's regular Talking Points meetings provide ongoing information, guidance and tips to help you to understand tax issues
HMRC has more Talking Points meetings coming up. There are a limited number of spaces, so save your place now.
Trade losses: This webinar looks at the different ways trade losses can be relieved by individuals. It includes examples of the different loss relief provisions, time limits applicable to each claim and further points to consider.
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Basis periods: During the webinar, we will focus on basis periods. In particular, we will look at the different rules that apply to commencement years, the effect on a basis period when there is a change of accounting date and overlapping periods. We also look at some pointers when dealing with a change from sole trader to partnership and vice versa.
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How to show self-employed business expenses on the tax return: During the webinar, we will explain what business expenses are and we will cover the most common allowable expenses to help you to enter accurate figures onto the tax return.
Tuesday 14 January – 1pm to 2pm
Income from property for individual landlords – part 1: During this webinar, we will be looking at restricting finance cost relief and the cash basis eligibility and computational rules.
Thursday 16 January – 11am to midday
Capital Allowances and vehicles: This webinar is aimed at your sole trader clients and provides an overview of the special rules for cars.
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Income from property for individual landlords – part 2: This webinar looks at some of the main expenses and deductions, allowances and reliefs.
Thursday 23 January – 11am to midday
Disguised Remuneration – changes to the loan charge following the independent review: Find out more about the government’s response to the independent review of the disguised remuneration loan charge. During the webinar, we’ll outline the changes made to the loan charge and how these may affect your clients.
If you have any questions about what the review means for your clients, please send them to team.agentengagement@hmrc.gov.uk prior to the webinar, including the title of the webinar in the ‘Subject’ line of your email. We will answer as many as we can on the day.
Tuesday 28 January – 3pm to 4pm
Trade losses: This webinar looks at the different ways trade losses can be relieved by individuals. It includes examples of the different loss relief provisions, time limits applicable to each claim and further points to consider.
Wednesday 29 January – 11am to midday
Basis periods: During the webinar, we will focus on basis periods. In particular, we will look at the different rules that apply to commencement years, the effect on a basis period when there is a change of accounting date and overlapping periods. We also look at some pointers when dealing with a change from sole trader to partnership and vice versa.
Thursday 30 January – 11am to midday
If you have any questions for the HMRC subject experts, please send them to team.agentengagement@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk prior to the meeting, including the title of the meeting in the ‘Subject’ line of your email.
These interactive meetings will be run on the ‘GoToWebinar’ platform. The organiser will run through how to ask questions on the day.
Feedback received from recent Talking Points meetings indicates that many agents would recommend them to colleagues.
