Talking Points – your chance to catch up
28 June 2018
During April and May 2018, HMRC delivered 24 live Talking Points webinars with over 10,000 agents attending. The most popular subject was Making Tax Digital - “signing up to the Income Tax pilot” and “a general update for Agents preparing their clients” where a total of 8 meetings to 4,309 agents were delivered.
Below are some comments HMRC has received about the meetings:
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“The presentation was excellent and the chance to ask questions and receive instant answers is invaluable. Thanks to all concerned.”
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“Presenters explained the subject matter very well and the slides were helpful too. Explanations were clear and legislative references / HS references very helpful.”
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“This kind of feedback from HMRC is not available otherwise.”
If you wanted to join one of the Talking Points meetings but the times did not suit your busy schedule, HMRC record their digital meetings and share the link with anyone who registers for the live meeting.
HMRC only keep the recordings for a limited time, so don’t leave it too long to catch up on the latest webinars. Here are some of the latest and most popular recordings:
Company tax returns online, revisited
Get it right the first time, avoiding common errors and answering some queries. Register and view
Making Tax Digital - a general update for agents preparing their clients
How to sign up for the Agent Services and Income Tax Pilot, getting ready for the VAT Pilot later this year and more information about the questions that have been asked in previous webinars. Register and view
Corporation Tax loss reform
This covered the reform of Corporation Tax loss relief that applied from 1 April 2017 with the focus on the relaxation of relief for carried-forward losses, which can affect companies of any size. Also discussed was what companies can and can't do with carried-forward losses under the new rules, with some worked examples. Register and view
Negligible value claims and Share Loss Relief
Looking at certain conditions that must be met for your clients to claim that an asset has become of negligible value and an overview of share loss relief. Register and view
Business expenses for the self-employed
Guidance on what is and isn’t classed as an allowable business expense and included motoring and premises costs. Register and view
These interactive webinars were run on the ‘GoToWebinar’ platform and the information was correct at the time they were originally broadcast.
You can find a list of recordings and the future Talking Points programme on GOV.UK.