We were approached in November by a landlord who had been renting out a property since the previous year. He thought he had plenty of time to complete his rental accounts as his first 12 months had only just ended. He then decided to look for an accountant and came across an article on the…
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After over a year in the making the Marslands Accountants website is finally live – www.marslands.co.uk The experience has been frustrating and when you are running a business is very time consuming as well. Would I do it again? Yes. Am I happy? Yes Why yes despite the lost time and frustrations? After 16 years…
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We were approached by a landlord who was registered with South West Landlords Association. She had just began renting her property and was looking for an accountant to help her with the property tax. She decided to contact Marslands because of the good things SWLA had said about us. She also noticed from our website…
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We were approached by a brother and sister who had inherited a house. They had been completing repairs on the property for the last few months which amounted to over £60k! Due to the high repairs they needed an accountant as they were confused which expenses were allowable. They didn’t want the hassle of completing…
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An IT consultant contacted us with 4 years undeclared rental income. As he was making a loss on the property he hadn’t told HMRC because he didn’t think he had to He had a bit of a shock when he received a letter from HMRC’s let property campaign. This gave him 30 days to contact…
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A naval worker approached us as he had been renting his house out for the past 2 years after he was posted to Portsmouth. As he was an “accidental landlord” he didn’t realise there were tax implications, as he was on PAYE he thought it was all dealt with. He saw a Marslands social media…
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Making Tax Digital – How to sign up! We recommend you do this before your next VAT return is due by at least one month in case you hit any problems! What you will need Details to access your HMRC VAT login (if you have one) Your UTR number for the business Access to your…
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A couple approached us about their 12 years unpaid rental income. They were professionals who pay their tax through PAYE and have an estate agent who manages their property. They wrongly assumed that the estate agent dealt with the tax for them. HMRC issued the wife with a “Let Property Campaign” letter but her husband…
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We were contacted by a young landlord with 5 years undeclared rental income. She inherited the property and had continued to rent it to the current tenants. Being naive she didn’t realise that this income was taxable! After a conversation with a friend she suddenly realised that rental income is taxable and began to panic!…
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A landlord contacted us after receiving a letter from HMRC about undeclared rental income for the last 3 years. The letter worried them as it gave them 30 days to respond. They tried to deal with it themselves by registering for self assessment but found it all too complicated and were unsure what to do…
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