• Contact
  • Advertise
  • Stockist List
  • Newsletter
  • Cookie policy
  • search
Professional Builder Professional Builder Professional Builder
  • Home
  • News
  • Products
  • Features
  • Competitions
  • Mental Health
  • Magazine Archive
  • PODCASTS
Menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Products
  • Features
  • Competitions
  • Mental Health
  • Magazine Archive
  • PODCASTS
The latest
  • Superglass partners with The Pallet LOOP

  • Toolstation partners with Superscript to launch an insurance offering

  • What makes a good quality paint?

  • PB test drives the all-new Ford E-Transit Courier range

  • Keylite Roof Windows on specifying the right daylight solutions

  • Get organised with BUNKER: The ultimate storage solution

  • Insulate roofs at rafter level in three steps with Knauf Insulation

  • Anthony Wade is a painter & decorator with a passion for sustainability

  • Exploring the K Rend range

  • How to create a smooth finish with plasterboard

  • Grid
  • List
  • Avoid those January blues by filing that Self Assessment tax return now

    |Date: 14 May, 2025
    Avoid those January blues by filing that Self Assessment tax return now

    Avoid those January blues by filing that Self Assessment tax return now

    HMRC has discovered that many people wait until the last minute to file their Self Assessment tax returns ...

    HMRC has discovered that many people wait until the last minute to file their Self Assessment tax returns because they have busy lifestyles and are ‘putting it off.’ The deadline to file for the 2024/ ...

    14 May, 2025
    Read more
  • Fergus takes the stress out of ‘tax season’ for tradespeople

    |Date: 3 February, 2025
    Fergus takes the stress out of ‘tax season’ for tradespeople

    Fergus takes the stress out of ‘tax season’ for tradespeople

    For tradespeople across the UK, self-assessment tax returns and the end of the tax year in April is notor ...

    For tradespeople across the UK, self-assessment tax returns and the end of the tax year in April is notorious for being one of the most stressful times of the year. The scramble for receipts, invoices ...

    3 February, 2025
    Read more
  • HMRC now issuing more and more of its heaviest fines for VAT errors

    |Date: 18 October, 2024
    HMRC now issuing more and more of its heaviest fines for VAT errors

    HMRC now issuing more and more of its heaviest fines for VAT errors

      HMRC issues 38% more heavy fines as it cracks down on ‘deliberate’ VAT return errors VAT-related p ...

      HMRC issues 38% more heavy fines as it cracks down on ‘deliberate’ VAT return errors VAT-related penalties totalled £153m in the past year HMRC is increasingly levying its heaviest penalties on ...

    18 October, 2024
    Read more
  • Get ready and plan now for your tax obligations

    |Date: 7 December, 2023
    Get ready and plan now for your tax obligations

    Get ready and plan now for your tax obligations

    With the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement highlighting the need to manage inflation and rising costs, mainta ...

    With the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement highlighting the need to manage inflation and rising costs, maintaining compliance with tax laws is more important than ever for all construction businesses, no ...

    7 December, 2023
    Read more
  • CITB’s response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

    |Date: 6 April, 2022
    CITB's response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement

    CITB’s response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

    “The inclusion of insulation in the statement today is of real interest for us and industry. Meeting Net ...

    “The inclusion of insulation in the statement today is of real interest for us and industry. Meeting Net Zero in construction is demand-led and the removal of VAT on energy saving materials is likely ...

    6 April, 2022
    Read more
  • Are taxes about to get simpler for the self-employed?

    |Date: 29 July, 2021
    Are taxes about to get simpler for the self-employed?

    Are taxes about to get simpler for the self-employed?

    Tax Preparation Specialist Welcomes HMRC Changes to Tax Reporting Rules Tax reporting rules for the UK's ...

    Tax Preparation Specialist Welcomes HMRC Changes to Tax Reporting Rules Tax reporting rules for the UK's self-employed workers are due to get simpler after HM Treasury announced reforms to the taxatio ...

    29 July, 2021
    Read more
  • Honest John evaluates the current road tax system

    |Date: 28 May, 2021
    Honest John evaluates the current road tax system

    Honest John evaluates the current road tax system

    Government is considering road pricing and pay-per-mile schemes as it looks to plug £40 billion black hol ...

    Government is considering road pricing and pay-per-mile schemes as it looks to plug £40 billion black hole in tax revenue, says Dan Powell of Honest John Vans. Honest John Vans is urging the Governmen ...

    28 May, 2021
    Read more
  • How to prepare for your tax return

    |Date: 1 December, 2020
    How to prepare for your tax return

    How to prepare for your tax return

    With the countdown to self-assessment upon us, Mike Parkes, Technical Director at GoSimpleTax, explains h ...

    With the countdown to self-assessment upon us, Mike Parkes, Technical Director at GoSimpleTax, explains how you can get your house in order. The days are shorter and the temperature’s dropped. It can ...

    1 December, 2020
    Read more
  • Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief

    |Date: 30 November, 2020
    Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief

    Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief

    Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchas ...

    Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchase of plant and equipment. Currently the full cost of such purchases can be off set against tax ...

    30 November, 2020
    Read more
  • How tradespeople can avoid being stung for tax they can’t afford

    |Date: 25 November, 2020
    How tradespeople can avoid being stung for tax they can't afford

    How tradespeople can avoid being stung for tax they can’t afford

    By Anish Mehta, UK Managing Partner at APARI If you're a self-employed tradesperson there are things you ...

    By Anish Mehta, UK Managing Partner at APARI If you're a self-employed tradesperson there are things you can do now, before January's tax return deadline, to avoid being stung for tax you can't afford ...

    25 November, 2020
    Read more
  • New app to help financial management and tax

    |Date: 25 November, 2020
    New app to help financial management and tax

    New app to help financial management and tax

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Tommy McNally, the developer of a new app that aims to take the ...

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Tommy McNally, the developer of a new app that aims to take the time and trouble out of financial management and tax. According to the old adage death and tax ...

    25 November, 2020
    Read more
  • Reverse charge VAT changes delayed again

    |Date: 10 June, 2020
    Reverse charge VAT changes delayed again

    Reverse charge VAT changes delayed again

    The government has again delayed the implementation of the reverse charge VAT changes until 1st March 202 ...

    The government has again delayed the implementation of the reverse charge VAT changes until 1st March 2021, this time as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A cross-industry campaign, led by the Fed ...

    10 June, 2020
    Read more
  • PAYE construction workers could be owed millions by HMRC

    |Date: 28 April, 2020
    PAYE construction workers could be owed millions by HMRC

    PAYE construction workers could be owed millions by HMRC

    Research by tax refund experts Rift Refunds has revealed that HMRC could be sitting on millions in unclai ...

    Research by tax refund experts Rift Refunds has revealed that HMRC could be sitting on millions in unclaimed tax refunds owed to construction workers, who are either yet to claim or completely unaware ...

    28 April, 2020
    Read more
  • Construction industry ‘not prepared’ for VAT changes

    |Date: 24 July, 2019
    Construction industry 'not prepared' for VAT changes

    Construction industry ‘not prepared’ for VAT changes

    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has asked the government to delay bringing changes to VAT that ar ...

    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has asked the government to delay bringing changes to VAT that are due to come into force in October. In a letter to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, th ...

    24 July, 2019
    Read more
  • How to take the strain out of doing the books

    |Date: 19 June, 2019
    How to take the strain out of doing the books

    How to take the strain out of doing the books

    Lee Murphy, founder of Pandle, shares his advice on good financial management for your business. Working ...

    Lee Murphy, founder of Pandle, shares his advice on good financial management for your business. Working hard on site all day and then arriving home to do the books can be a chore that you want to lea ...

    19 June, 2019
    Read more
  • Getting ahead on your tax return

    |Date: 13 June, 2019
    Getting ahead on your tax return

    Getting ahead on your tax return

    Mike Parkes, technical director at GoSimpleTax, looks at what you can be doing as a self-employed builder ...

    Mike Parkes, technical director at GoSimpleTax, looks at what you can be doing as a self-employed builder between now and 31 January to ensure that you don’t become one of the thousands filing late an ...

    13 June, 2019
    Read more
12

Featured video: Shurtape

Featured video: Thompson’s

Featured video: Bond It

Featured video: Thompson’s

Latest features

  • PB test drives the all-new Ford E-Transit Courier range

    PB test drives the all-new Ford E-Transit Courier range

    1 June, 2025
    Read more...
  • Keylite Roof Windows on specifying the right daylight solutions

    Keylite Roof Windows on specifying the right daylight solutions

    1 June, 2025
    Read more...
  • Insulate roofs at rafter level in three steps with Knauf Insulation

    Insulate roofs at rafter level in three steps with Knauf Insulation

    1 June, 2025
    Read more...
  • Get organised with BUNKER: The ultimate storage solution

    Get organised with BUNKER: The ultimate storage solution

    1 June, 2025
    Read more...
  • Health: Continuing the conversation about suicide

    Health: Continuing the conversation about suicide

    31 May, 2025
    Read more...

@probuildermag on Instagram

Follow on Instagram

@PB_mag on Twitter

Tweets by @PB_mag

@probuilderonline on Facebook

Professional Builder

© Copyright Hamerville Media Group. All Rights reserved. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Feedback

Manage Cookie Consent
We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
Functional cookies Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}