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Personal and Tax Planning I'm selling my house - an enquiry about stamp duty. If I give to charity what does the government add to my contribution? Why do I pay so much tax? I haven't filed my tax return - am I in trouble? I have a loan from my employer - what are the tax consequences? Are gambling or National Lottery gains taxed? I want to give some money to charity but I don't pay much tax. Can I still make a Gift Aid donation, so the charity gets some tax back? My job is about to take me overseas for about two and a half years. I am very worried because I have read that the 'foreign earnings deduction' has been abolished. Does this mean I will have to suffer PAYE while I am abroad? My wife and I recently separated. Can I get a tax allowance for maintenance payments? I am on PAYE, and yet I always seem to have under-paid or over-paid tax by the end of the tax year. I thought PAYE was supposed to take care of all of this? Is there any tax advantage in paying a salary to my spouse for work done for my business?

The key to the PAYE system is the tax code, which for many people is based entirely on the personal and married couple's allowances. However, if you receive benefits in kind, for example, or have any special allowances, your tax code will probably contain estimates of these. To minimise fluctuations in under/overpayments of tax it is important for you to (1) send us every Notice of Coding you receive, because the Revenue does not always issue copies to us, and (2) inform us promptly of any change in your circumstances.

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