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TITLE PAGE INCOME TAX Assessment - Report writing NAME: xxxx xxxx STUDENT NUMBER: xxxxxx HND Accounting TUTOR: xxxx xxxx
DATE: April 2012

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I would like to thank my tutor, xxxx xxxx for the valuable advice and support given to me to enable me to write my report.

INTRODUCTION.
The purpose of this report is to fully evaluate Katy’s situation by providing detailed information about the different issues regarding employment and self-employment to enable her to determine her employment status.
Question 1
Employment and Self-employment
It is highly important to establish a person’s employment status. The key test to be applied when trying to determine a taxpayer’s status is concerned with the nature of …show more content…

Question 2
Income tax assessments are computed for a tax year of assessment. They are based on a taxpayer’s total income for the year from all sources and it does not include income exempt from income tax.
Taxable Persons
Persons resident in the UK for a tax year are charged to income tax on their total income for that year (includes both income arising in the UK and income arising overseas). There are two exceptions to the rule; some forms of income are fully exempt from income tax; and UK residents whose permanent home is not in the UK may claim that the income they make overseas should be subject to UK income tax only to the extent that the income is remitted to the UK. Non-UK residents are allowed to pay income tax on only their UK income. Income tax is payable by: * Adults, on their own income and on their share of partnership income * Children, if they have sufficient income to pay tax * Trustees, on the income of a trust or settlement * Personal representatives, on income arising from the estate of a deceased person.

Some individuals and organisations are generally exempt from income tax subject to various restrictions and exemptions. They include: * Companies (pay corporation tax) * Registered charities and scientific research associations, except on trading income * Registered pension schemes * Representatives of foreign countries (ambassadors) * Visiting members of foreign

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