Why bother taking the course?

You may well know that at the end of the financial year one in three people in the UK must complete a Tax Return. Most will use Tax Adviser or an Accountant, which usually costs 10% of amount refunded. Those who came here to work from other countries almost certainly entitled to a tax refund. If there are as little as 5 people who know you, trust you and would possibly want you to submit their Tax Return through you, you could earn between £500 and £700 for just spending few hours of your time in total! If you can do it well, the number of your clients will grow.

Why do tax return courses on DVD work so well?

Tax courses on DVD deliver all required information to learn how to complete self assessment in the UK as well as in class courses do. However there are many advantages that courses on DVD can provide. To name but a few these are: the price is significantly lower, courses can be taken anywhere and anytime, you can start, pause, repeat as many times as you want.

 

Will tax return courses on DVD be right for me?

For most people the answer is yes. Once you first watch the course you will be taking loads of new information and will possibly get confused, but as each time you repeat the course unfolds you will find that you feel confident and everything becomes easier. Remember that tax return courses on DVD are proven to be the fastest way for learners of all ages when learning how to complete self assessment process.

Also to make sure that you  will understand the course and will be able to learn self assessment or possibly start your successful tax agent business we recommend that you should meet the following criteria:

• Your English should be at least intermediate level or
• You should understand basic algebra: percentages, addition, subtraction, division etc.
• You be able to concentrate and memorise things.

If you believe that you meet the above criteria, we guarantee that you will get the expected results.

 

Which tax return course on DVD should I take?

Self assessment process will depend on what type of income you have received during the tax year. There are three courses available to buy at the moment, which cover five different types of income plus there is one course for tax agent which includes all three courses in one and additional information required for tax agents:

• Self Assessment for Self Employed/Sole Trader
• Self Assessment for Property Letting & Property Selling (Capital Gains Tax)
• Self Assessment for Employment, Directorship & Dividends

 

• Self Assessment for Tax Agent/Adviser

 

You should choose the course according to what type of income you had, however if you are receiving income from several different sources you may need to go through two or even all three courses to complete the knowledge required for your case.

If you are aiming to become a tax agent you will no doubt be required to know how to complete self assessment for each income type or combinations of income types as you would not know what types of clients you may have. Therefore you should choose the tax course for agent.

 

FAQ for tax agents

 

Who is HMRC agent?

An HMRC agent is a person who can act on behalf of other people solving their tax issues. Agents can return their client's taxes into their bank accounts deduct their fee and transfer money to the client's account.

Who can become an HMRC agent?

Anyone who is eligible to stay and work in the UK. 
It is always an advantage to know how to do Self Assessment/Tax Return for your self and even better to be an agent so you can complete Tax Returns for others around you and earn money by providing good service.
To be a tax adviser you will need to have two things: first people around you who know and trust you and would like you to help them returning their tax. Second is the knowledge of how to complete and submit Tax Returns for other people. If you have the first we can give the second.

The completion of Tax Returns is a process that might sound like something very complicated and something that can only be done by professional accountant. In some very complicated cases it might be true, however for the vast majority this is not the case. There are maybe up to 15 different situations that can apply to people who have to submit a Tax Return:

The most common are:

• A person was working as an Employee as Self Employed or let property
• A person who has received income less than his personal allowance - £6,475 (2010/2011)
• A person has received income slightly higher than his personal allowance up to £7500
• A person has received income of up to £15000, £20000 or £34000
• A Self Employed person who has purchased a car or tools/equipments or a computer
• A Self Employed who has travelled by car, rented accommodation, advertised or hired workers

Every situation affects the Tax Return process in different ways, but the number of different situations is limited and not too high. During the course we will explain and give you 15 different templates of online completed tax returns for the most popular situations so you could apply them accordingly to your client's needs.