HMRC blocks VAT recovery on car purchases by default. The test is whether the car is available for private use, not whether it’s actually driven privately

A UK Expansion Worker’s husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried partner, together with any dependent child under 18 at the date of application, can normally apply to join or accompany the worker in the United Kingdom as their ‘dependant’.

For many owner-managed companies, the most tax-efficient approach to director remuneration is a low salary topped up with dividends.

Sponsor licence processing time on the standard route is approximately 8 weeks from when the Home Office receives a complete application, the correct fee, and all required documents.

You are required to register as an employer with HMRC and set up a PAYE scheme before your first payday, but no more than two months before that payday.

The Global Business Mobility routes draw their eligible SOC 2020 codes from Appendix Skilled Occupations, not from a separate list.

If your only income is a single private pension taxed under PAYE and HMRC has issued the correct tax code, the system handles it without you having to do anything.

Most everyday groceries are zero-rated for VAT, but a wide range of everyday items, including hot takeaway food, confectionery, drinks served in a café, and food eaten on the premises, are taxed at the standard rate of 20%.