Helen Thornley

ATT

Member Since: 19th Oct 2018

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Helen Thornley has a focus on personal and capital taxes. Initially training as an accountant before moving to tax, she worked in practice until her appointment as a technical officer in 2017. She also has an interest in the history of tax.

Helen Thornley

ATT Technical Officer

The Association of Taxation Technicians

21st Jun 2019

P800: The annual reckoning

Helen Thornley looks at what triggers the issue of a P800 calculation, what to do if you disagree with HMRC’s figures and when the taxpayer...

Personal tax

4th Jun 2019

Why everyone should check their PTA

Are you encouraging your clients to access their personal tax accounts? Over 16 million people have set up their PTA and enjoy the real...

Personal tax

26th Apr 2019

When is a van actually a company car?

It might look like a van and you might call it a van but to calculate tax on a benefit-in-kind don’t assume that it is, in fact, a van...

HMRC & policy

2nd Apr 2019

Who should claim the employment allowance?

This is worth up to £3,000 per year to set against an employer’s Class 1 NIC bill, but some employers don’t know whether they can claim the...

Business tax

4th Jan 2019

Unravelling the cryptoasset conundrum

Faced with clients who have been buying and selling cryptoassets such as Bitcoin, how do you advise them on the real tax consequences of...

Personal tax

30th Nov 2018

High probate fees slammed as stealth tax

A committee of the House of Lords has raised serious concerns over government plans to increase probate fees by up to 2,690% from April...

Personal tax

15th Nov 2018

Galloping off with Business Property Relief

The upper tribunal has allowed a claim for Business Property Relief (BPR) on a livery yard, dismissing HMRC’s appeal. As the decision was...

Business tax

19th Oct 2018

Ding, ding, seconds out, round two for the trust registration service

After the trials and tribulations of the trust registration service (TRS) last year, many agents will be less than thrilled to learn that...

Personal tax