Child-care tax credits are available for working parents who hire someone to care for kids under 13. Qualifying outlays include payments to nursery schools, day care centers and babysitters. But beyond kindergarten, the IRS allows a credit for...
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Employers and advisers need to prepare for phase three of auto enrolment of workplace pensions, as the big increase in pension contributions is less than six months away. Minimum contributions On 6 April 2019 the minimum total workplace...
Read MoreLandlords fail to overturn HMRC’s information notices
HMRC issued information notices to two landlords who hadn’t declared income from their let properties. Andy Keates explains why the challenges against those notices failed. Facts (in brief) The cases concerned information notices issued...
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