Domestic employment arrangements

Mar 02, 2015

Did you know that if you take on domestic help you may be considered an employer?

Anyone who works in a private home is treated as an employee if they only work for one family, except for…

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Tax Diary March/April 2015

Mar 02, 2015

 1 March 2015 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 May 2014.

 2 March 2015 – Self Assessment tax for 2013/14 paid after this date will incur a 5% surcharge.

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Year end tax planning 2014-15

Feb 26, 2015

The 2014-15 tax year finishes midnight, 5 April 2015. There are a number of tax planning opportunities that need to be considered before this date. Only a few weeks to go. If you have not already…

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Landlords Energy Saving Allowance ends 5 April 2015

Feb 24, 2015

Landlords can reduce their tax bill by up to £1,500 a year with the Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance. Unless extended in the forthcoming budget, this scheme is due to end 5 April 2015.

What…

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Gift Hold-over Relief

Feb 23, 2015

This relief will help you to defer capital gains tax (CGT) when you give away chargeable assets or if you sell something subject to CGT for less than its market value. The relief is called Gift Hold-Over…

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Business plans

Feb 17, 2015

 

Why you need a business plan 

A business plan is a written document that describes your business. It covers objectives, strategies, sales, marketing and financial forecasts.

 A…

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New rules to safeguard value for money in workplace pensions

Feb 12, 2015

From April, people automatically enrolled into a workplace pension will see their charges capped at 0.75%, unless they have chosen a more expensive option. The details are set out in draft regulations…

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Staff loans for would be tenants

Feb 11, 2015

Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced recently government-wide support for a new scheme that will become available to thousands of potential tenants.

The minister said he was determined…

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Business rates revaluation 2017

Feb 10, 2015

In preparation for the 2017 Revaluation, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is sending out forms to ratepayers from January asking for information about their property and business. This is to help…

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