HMRC publish oddest excuses

Jan 08, 2014

As the rush to file outstanding 2013 tax returns gathers pace, HMRC have published ten of the “oddest” excuses for late filing of returns in previous years. Readers should note that none of the excuses…

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Salaried members of LLPs

Jan 07, 2014

HMRC published the draft Finance Bill 2014 last month. Included were changes to the taxation of certain partnerships. This article discusses the introduction of a new type of partnership member for…

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End of year tax planning 5 April 2014

Jan 07, 2014

Although we are now at the beginning of a new calendar year we are in the last quarter of the current tax year.

Whether you are a business person, property landlord or pay significant amounts…

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Taxable benefits 2013-14

Jan 07, 2014

Where employees are provided with living accommodation, a car or a van, any private use is usually subject to specific scale charges or other rules. This article considers the provision of two further…

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Tax office bogus emails

Jan 07, 2014

Readers are reminded that HMRC do not send communications to tax payers by email. If you receive an email purporting to be from HMRC, it will be some sort of “scam” and should be ignored (deleted…

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Tax Diary January/February 2014

Jan 07, 2014

 1 January 2014 - Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 31 March 2013.

 19 January 2014 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 January 2014. (If you pay your tax…

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Jan 06, 2014

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New year tax changes 2014

Jan 06, 2014

In his Autumn Statement last month George Osborne announced a number of measures to help businesses grow and support families with cost of living pressures. Here’s a quick round up of the changes…

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Nothing better to do

Dec 30, 2013

 HMRC have revealed that 1,566 UK tax payers filed their 2013 self-assessment tax returns on Christmas day. Are we to take this as evidence that the “bah humbug” mentality is alive and well in the…

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