Personal tax planning

Personal tax accountant

As your personal tax accountant, we will help you complete your tax return and minimise your personal tax liabilities by planning income and gains. We can arrange an annual planning meeting to review your finances and suggest options to save tax. This planning may keep you out of paying higher rates of tax.

Personal tax returns

We can help you to prepare UK Self Assessment tax returns, covering basic tax repayment claims to complex returns. We will calculate tax liabilities, liaise with HMRC and let you know when payments are due.

Capital Gains Tax

Whether you are looking to mitigate the rate of tax when you sell or otherwise dispose of assets or are considering the impact of getting rid of assets of other taxes, we will guide you.

We can help by preparing detailed Capital Gains Tax computations, liaising with valuers and confirming the Capital Gains Tax payable. We also advise on the availability of Rollover Relief, Gift Relief and Business Asset Disposal Relief.

Working abroad

You may have to pay UK tax on foreign income depending on your residence status. If you are a non-UK resident then there’s no UK tax due on foreign income. If you are a UK resident then generally you will be liable to pay UK tax on foreign income, although under current law you may not have to if you are non-UK domiciled.

You may be able to claim tax relief if your income is taxed in more than one country. We can advise on residence and domicile issues, letting UK property while abroad and selling assets while abroad.

Personal tax planning is not confined to income. We can also help with planning your retirment.

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jo-holland

Jo Holland

Manager

Banbury

nicola-harte

Nicola Harte

Senior Manager

Banbury

Ellacotts Tax App

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