| 1 | Direct tax disclosure: overview This practice note is an overview of the direct tax disclosure regime. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Disguised remuneration tax legislation (rewards from third ... The Finance Act 2011 introduced anti-avoidance legislation (Part 7A of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003) to counter the use of employee benefit trusts and other intermediaries to reward employees (or their family members) in a way that avoids income tax or NICs. HMRC referred originally to these arrangements as disguised remuneration (and this phrase is now widely used, but it is not in the legislation). Part 7A applies from 6 April 2011 and has the potential to tax many arrangements in addition to the targeted avoidance schemes. This note provides an overview of Part 7A. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Employee share schemes: an introduction This note provides an overview of the various employee share option schemes and share incentive plans available to companies and a description of the tax treatment of each. This overview note is available to all PLC subscribers but contains links to more detailed PLC Share Schemes & Incentives content. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | National insurance contributions disclosure regime: overview This note provides an overview of the national insurance contributions disclosure regime. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Pensions tax: overview This practice note gives an overview of the current tax regime for occupational and personal pension schemes, reflecting the simplification measures that were introduced on 6 April 2006. The note summarises the main rules applying to registered pension schemes, including the annual allowance, the lifetime allowance, the availability of tax relief on contributions or accruals and HMRC's requirements for authorised pensions and lump sums. Details are also given of charges levied by HMRC on unauthorised payments. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Taper relief: overview This note is a brief overview of the key features of capital gains tax (CGT) taper relief as it applied to shares and securities. Taper relief was available to individuals, personal representatives and trustees.Taper relief has been abolished for disposals made on or after 6 April 2008 (see paragraphs 23 to 56 of Schedule 2 to the Finance Act 2008). Taper relief does not apply to deferred gains which come into charge after 5 April 2008. | Practice note: overview | 05-Apr-2008 |
| 7 | Bank payroll tax A note on the bank payroll tax, payable by banks and certain other financial services firms on bonuses paid by them from 9 December 2009 to 5 April 2010. | Practice notes | 11-Jun-2010 |
| 8 | Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes under DOTAS: direct tax A practice note about the direct tax disclosure regime which requires promoters, and in some cases, users, of certain tax planning arrangements to disclose details of the arrangements to HMRC. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Domicile This practice note explains what domicile is in the context of UK taxation and how it is determined. It does not seek to cover the application of domicile in the context of the conflict of laws, which is beyond the scope of this note. NOTE: This resource is being reviewed in light of the 2013 Budget. For more information, see 2013 Budget: key private client tax announcements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | DOTAS: regime applicable before 1 August 2006 A practice note about the direct tax disclosure regime applicable before 1 August 2006. NOTE: This resource is being reviewed in light of the 2013 Budget. For more information, see Legal update, 2013 Budget: key business tax announcements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Entrepreneurs' relief The availability of entrepreneurs' relief has significant implications for individuals and trustees. This practice note explains the key features of entrepreneurs' relief. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Finance Act 2009: pensions provisions This practice note considers the pensions-related provisions in the Finance Act 2009. The most significant measures related to the then government's plans to restrict pensions tax relief for high-income individuals. These have since been overhauled by the coalition government following the 2010 General Election. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Income tax: anti-avoidance and secondary liability This note is a general summary of the anti-avoidance rules applying for the purposes of UK income tax and the situations in which one person may be liable for income tax primarily chargeable to another person. It also provides links to notes describing other aspects of the UK income tax rules, such as how income is taxed and exemptions from income tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Income tax: calculation of income profits This note is a general summary of the rules for calculating income for the purposes of UK income tax. It also provides links to notes describing other aspects of the UK income tax rules, such as how income is taxed and exemptions from income tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Income tax: exemptions and reliefs This note is a general summary of exemptions and relief from UK income tax. It also provides links to notes describing other aspects of the UK income tax rules, such as how income is calculated for income tax purposes and how income is taxed. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Income tax: general principles This note is a general summary of the principles underpinning UK income tax. It describes what income is and how it is taxed. It also provides links to notes describing other aspects of the UK income tax rules, such as calculation of income and exemptions from income tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Income tax: use of losses This note is a general summary of how losses may be used under the UK income tax rules. It also provides links to notes describing other aspects of the UK income tax rules, such as how income is taxed and exemptions from income tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Key dates for corporate tax practitioners: 2012 A practice note listing key forthcoming dates in 2012 for corporate tax practitioners. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Key dates for corporate tax practitioners: 2013 A practice note listing key forthcoming dates in 2013 for corporate tax practitioners. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Loans to employees and directors: tax issues An overview of the tax issues involved in making and writing off loans to employees and directors. The note includes an overview of the notional loans regime and the key legal issues to consider. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | National insurance contributions disclosure regime Promoters and in some cases users of certain National insurance contributions (NICs) saving arrangements are obliged to disclose details of those arrangements to HMRC from 1 May 2007. This note sets out the types of arrangements that are caught by those rules, who must disclose and when disclosure must be made. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Not ordinarily resident employees: UK taxation of share ... This practice note deals with aspects of the UK tax treatment of employment-related securities and securities options acquired after 5 April 2008 by employees and directors who are UK resident, but not ordinarily resident (R/NOR). It also deals briefly with those who are UK resident and ordinarily resident (R/OR), but not domiciled in the UK. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Pay as you earn (PAYE) An overview of pay as you earn (PAYE) so far as it applies to employment income dealing, in particular, with the PAYE treatment of cash and notional payments (including the penal tax charge that can arise if an employee fails to make good a tax liability arising on notional payments) whether made during employment or on or after termination. The note also discusses the collection of under-deducted tax and NICs, interest and penalties and real time information (RTI) reporting. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Reducing the annual and lifetime allowances for pension ... This note examines the coalition government's measures to restrict the availability of tax relief on pension saving by reducing the annual and lifetime allowances. As well as looking at the circumstances in which an annual allowance charge is triggered, the note highlights some key practical issues for trustees and employers, including the obligation to provide pension savings statements to members. The note also refers to the announcement of further reductions to the annual and lifetime allowances made at the 2012 Autumn Statement to take effect from the 2014/15 tax year. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Residence and domicile: Finance Bill 2008 Following the announcement in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report that significant changes would be made to the tax rules governing residence and domicile from 6 April 2008, an avalanche of draft legislation, clarifications, amendments and guidance was published. Further amendments and changes were made as the bill progressed through parliament. In the light of this, we published this practice note to provide, in one place, an explanation of the key changes together with links to HMRC's guidance. However, following Royal Assent to the Finance Act 2008, all the changes relating to residence, domicile and related tax issues have been incorporated into Practice Note, Residence, ordinary residence and domicile: definitions and UK tax implications for individuals. THIS PRACTICE NOTE IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED. | Practice notes | 19-May-2008 |
| 26 | Residence and ordinary residence: definitions for UK tax ... This practice note covers the meaning of "residence" and "ordinary residence" of individuals in the context of UK taxation. NOTE: This resource is being reviewed in light of the 2013 Budget. For more information, see 2013 Budget: key private client tax announcements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 27 | Residence, ordinary residence and domicile: definitions and ... This note contains links to practice notes covering: the meaning of "residence" and "ordinary residence" in the context of UK taxation; the meaning of "domicile" and the UK tax implications for individuals of these concepts. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 28 | Residence, ordinary residence and domicile: UK tax ... This practice note sets out in detail the UK tax implications of residence, ordinary residence and domicile for individuals. NOTE: This resource is being reviewed in light of the 2013 Budget. For more information, see 2013 Budget: key private client tax announcements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 29 | Tax and NICs integration: working group discussions A summary of the discussions of the working groups established to consider the integration of tax and NICs. NOTE: This resource is being reviewed in light of the 2013 Budget. For more information, see Legal update, 2013 Budget: key business tax announcements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 30 | Tax changes for higher earners A summary of the tax changes for high earners introduced since 6 April 2009 and those which the coalition government proposes will take effect from 6 April 2011, together with examples to illustrate what the changes will mean in practice. | Practice notes | 06-Apr-2011 |
| 31 | Tax legislation tracker: archive A document containing items formerly found in PLC Tax legislation trackers but that are now in force. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 32 | Tax legislation tracker: employment A document tracking the development of certain notable pieces of proposed new legislation relating to employment taxation. | Practice notes | Maintained |