Beware internet phishers

Feb 01, 2017

The end of January, self-assessment filing deadline, and the approaching tax year end seem to stimulate fraudulent activity focussing on tax issues.

In particular, increasingly convincing attempts…

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Tax Diary February/March 2017

Feb 01, 2017

1 February 2017 - Due date for corporation tax payable for the year ended 30 April 2016.

19 February 2017 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 February 2017. (If you pay your tax…

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Tax planning options 2016-17

Jan 31, 2017

There are just two months left before the end of the 2016-17 tax year. Those tax payers who have income from business or property sources, and have not yet considered their tax planning options for…

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Gifts and Inheritance Tax reliefs and exemptions

Jan 26, 2017

There’s usually no Inheritance Tax to pay on small gifts you make out of your normal income, such as Christmas or birthday presents. These are known as ‘exempted gifts’.

There’s also no Inheritance…

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New Lifetime ISA available from April 2017

Jan 24, 2017

The Lifetime ISA will be available for young adults from April 2017 as the Savings (Government Contributions) Bill receives Royal Assent. The Help to Save scheme to help people on low incomes will be…

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Reminders of significant tax changes from April 2017

Jan 19, 2017

The first thing you can count on, is that taxation is here to stay. The second thing you can count on is that the tax rules will continue to change to meet the changing needs of our government to recover…

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Affected by severe weather or flooding

Jan 17, 2017

It is unfortunate that HMRC have designated the 31 January as the filing deadline for self-assessment purposes as we are more likely to be adversely affected by extreme weather events at this time of…

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When do you need to register for self-assessment

Jan 12, 2017

We are fast approaching the end of the 2015-16 tax return filing period – returns for this year should be filed electronically by 31 January 2017.

If you are not registered for self-assessment…

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More funding available to rural businesses

Jan 10, 2017

£120 million of funding is to be made available to support farmers, grow businesses, and generate thousands of jobs in rural communities. This announcement was made by the Environment Secretary, Andrea…

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