Tax takes

The five tax rules I keep correcting after a client has already asked a chatbot, from the MTD threshold to what a UAE 0% rate really costs.

HMRC's GfC19 guidance sets out when UK PAYE applies to overseas staff visiting Britain, how Appendix 4 and 8 agreements work, and the errors it sees most.

Earning extra from a side hustle? Here's when HMRC wants to know, the £1,000 trading allowance, the new £3,000 threshold, and the 5 October deadline.

A gift of company shares to your children could trigger a full CGT bill because of a goodwill quirk. Finance Bill 2026-27 fixes it from April 2027.

FTA Decision 12 of 2026 sets a deadline to register UAE entities for the 15% top-up tax. Most in-scope groups must sign up on EmaraTax by 30 November 2026.

Leaving a UAE VAT group but staying registered? From 1 August 2026, adjustments to pre-exit supplies go in your own VAT return, not the group's. What changed.

Invest in a UAE REIT? Legal-person investors pay corporate tax on 80% of their share of the fund's property income. Here is who is caught and who is exempt.

The new Securities Transfer Tax scraps HMRC's paper stamp office for a self-assessed online charge. The £1,000 exemption goes and reliefs now need claiming.

The merged R&D scheme changed how UK companies claim tax relief. The rates, the claim notification deadline, and what HMRC now checks before it pays.