Tax on buy to lets and landlords - tell the government what should change

Tax on buy to lets and landlords - tell the government what should change

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started a consultation exercise.

Today, the OTS has published an online survey and Call for Evidence to seek views about how the taxation of property income could be simplified. To continue reading, please click here. 
Source: Landlord Today


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