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New laws to protect consumers who have already paid for products but not received them when businesses go bust will be considered by the government, it was announced Thursday 27 December 2018. Proposed measures will include guaranteeing consumer schemes like Christmas savings clubs can safeguard customers’ money. Reforms are part of the government’s modern Industrial…
Completing your tax return may not have been top of your priorities on Christmas Day, but that didn’t stop 2,616 taxpayers from filing their Self-Assessment returns on 25 December 2018. For some taxpayers completing their return on Christmas Day is as traditional as spending time with family and friends or waiting for the Boxing Day…
As we wave goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients, friends and associates a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 2018 Highlights Xero Gold In October, we became Xero Gold Partners. Read how this can allow us to drive opportunity for your…
From a business perspective, there is not much to be merry about this year especially if you need some clarity regarding our impending exit from the EU. Never-the-less, business owners would be wise to consider the tax-free gifts that can be made to ease the financial needs for extra funds over the festive season. In…
Time to let your hair down? Enjoy a festive moment or two with your business colleagues and staff? If you are careful with your budgeting, you can enjoy the event without increasing your tax or National Insurance payments. Here’s what you need to consider: What’s exempt? You might not have to report anything to HMRC…
From 1 April 2019, ALL VAT registered businesses with turnover above the £85,000 VAT registration threshold will have to submit their VAT returns from within software that can link with HMRC’s networks. This is part fo HMRC’s vision of making tax digital. In techno-speak, your data will need to be transferred using a designated API…
Owners of properties on estates or sites that are obliged to pay service charges to a management company – for example, for the maintenance of common areas, gardens, or the employment of a site warden or caretaker – may be in for an unwelcome surprise. Previously VAT Exempt It would seem that HMRC have applied…
OpRA is the acronym for an optional remuneration arrangement. Before April 2018, these were termed “salary sacrifice” arrangements. Essentially, both are benefits in kind (BiK) offered to employees in place of salary increases. Recent changes ensure that, that where such benefits are offered recipients many are taxed as if the cash value of the benefits…
Truthfully, no one knows what trading conditions will be like once we exit the EU. Will supply chains seize up or will it be business as usual? If there is a possibility, however remote, that the commercial landscape will change, doesn’t it make sense to undertake an assessment of any downside risks and plan for…
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