February 2019

February 2019

February 2019

  • Finance Act 2019
  • New record for the completion of self- assessment returns
  • Interest in possession trusts – who is taxed on trust income?
  • Review of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 code of practice
  • HMRC encourages married couples and civil partners to use the marriage allowance
  • Probate fees increases nodded through
  • TUC calls for greater automatic enrolment contributions
  • New fuel rates for company cars
  • Confirmation of Scotland’s 2019/20 income tax differences from the rest of the UK
  • Insolvency changes – new government consultation
  • IHT receipts look to have stalled at around £5.2bn
  • The late filing of tax returns could carry extra penalty risk
  • NS&I has announced increases to the variable interest rates on their ISAs
  • Income withdrawal rate for March 2019