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What is property income taxed as?	Non-savings income
How to calculate property income assessment?	Rent received - allowable expenses
What is the default basis for payments/receivables?	cash basis
What is the threshold of receipts to change basis?	£150000
Allowable deductions: (only when rented out)	Insurance
	Legal and professional costs
	Finance costs relating to non-residential properties
	Repairs and maintenance
	Rates and tax paid by landlord
	Ancillary services provided by landlord
	Fixed rate deductions for vehicles used in the property business (unless capital allowances have been claimed)
	Bad debts (only accruals basis)
Capital allowances on:	Plant and machinery used for repairs and maintenance
	vehicles used in property business (unless fixed rate deduction is claimed)
Capital allowances not available on:	plant and machinery used in the rental property
There is no relief for:	Initial expense of purchasing domestic items
Unless:	no longer available to the tenant
ONLY available for:	like for like replacement (not improvements)
Replacement allowed in full if:	improvement due to technological advancements
Deductible cost of	replacing fixtures integral to the building
Finance costs: what is never an allowable property income expense?	mortgage repayments
What is an allowable cost?	interest on mortgage repayments
What is this restricted to?	20%
Relief is calculated on:	20% of the lower of
	finance costs for tax year add any finance costs brought forward
	Property business profits (after using any brought forward losses)
	Adjusted total income
What happens if the lowest is PBP or ATI?	Finance costs carried forward - lowest value = basic rate tax reduction in following year
What can tax reduction not be used for?	To create a tax refund
What is the property allowance for individuals?	£1000
What if rent received is below or equal to £1000	exempt or deduct actual expenses if creates a loss
What if rent received is higher than £1000?	tax lower of normal rental income or rent received less £1000
What should they do if allowable expenses are less than £1000	elect for property allowance
How is property loss carried forward?	Against first available future property income
Rent a room relief: what is exempt?	£7500
If over threshold - tax lower of:	normal rental income calculation
	rent received less £7500