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Find examples to help landlords avoid common mistakes when working out and reporting income and profit from renting out a property.

• Updated: 6 April 2017

Tax exemptions and reliefs for charities - apply for recognition by HMRC as a charity, reclaim tax on Gift Aid, profits and expenditure

• Overview

  As a charity you can get certain tax reliefs. To benefit you must be…

• Tax reliefs for charities

  As a charity you do not pay tax on most of your income and gains if you…

• Get recognition for tax relief

  To get tax relief your charity must be: based in the UK established for…

• Reclaim tax

  If you receive income with tax deducted, for example donations you can…

• Pay tax

  If your charity has income that does not qualify for tax relief you must…

Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

• Overview

  You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged…

• Calculating your working hours

  Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’ period, normally…

• Opting out of the 48 hour week

  You can choose to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you’re over…

Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree

If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.

Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility, change of circumstances, claiming due to a terminal illness.

What to do when you disagree with a tax decision (HMRC1) - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses.

If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.

How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

• Updated: 19 May 2025