Estate and lettings agents at risk of breaking competition law

Jun 10, 2015

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently fined an association of estate and lettings agents, 3 of its members and a newspaper publisher over £735,000 for agreeing to restrict the advertising…

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Childcare support for working parents to double

Jun 05, 2015

David Cameron announces plans to double free childcare for working parents, with some families set to benefit as early as next year.

  • Parents set to benefit from 30 hours of free childcare,…

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Over a million more people given the chance to own their own home

Jun 04, 2015

Communities Secretary Greg Clark is to announce landmark changes to spread home ownership to millions.

  • Government confirmed in first Queen’s Speech measures including a ground-breaking…

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The missing clauses

Jun 01, 2015

In order to process the Finance Bill 2015 through the parliamentary procedures before the recent election, certain clauses were deferred. It is likely that the deferred clauses will be reintroduced…

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What is your business staging date

Jun 01, 2015

Pensions’ automatic enrolment is not going to go away. Businesses have begun to receive notification of their staging date: the date on which pension arrangement under the scheme should be in place.

 According…

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Reclaiming VAT input tax prior to registration

Jun 01, 2015

Once you have registered your business for VAT the first thing you should consider is the possibility of reclaiming input tax on purchases of goods and services prior to registration.

 This…

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Attempts to defraud a liquidator punished by courts

Jun 01, 2015

A court order appointing a Provisional Liquidator was made by the High Court in March 2014 against Parkwell Investments Ltd, based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The order removed the company’s officers…

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Tax Diary June/July 2015

Jun 01, 2015

 1 June 2015 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 August 2014.

 19 June 2015 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 June 2015. (If you pay your tax electronically…

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Clothing giant Next loses tax avoidance case

May 28, 2015

High street retailer Next has been hit with a £22.4m tax bill after a court ruled the firm’s complex tax scheme was artificial tax avoidance.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) successfully challenged…

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