Tax Diary April/May 2014

Mar 31, 2014

 

  • 1 April 2014 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 30 June 2013. 
  • 19 April 2014 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 April 2014.…

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Investing in plant and equipment?

Mar 27, 2014

If expenditure on plant and equipment qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) 100% of the cost can be written off against taxable profits.

The amount that can be written off as…

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Budget highlights

Mar 25, 2014

We have reproduced two of the more surprising changes announced in the Budget notes published immediately following George Osborne’s presentation last week.

  1. HMRC to be given powers…

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Budget Statement 19 March 2014

Mar 20, 2014

Personal Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax and miscellaneous matters

 

 Personal Tax allowance

 The personal allowance…

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HMRC to use Mr Bean film makers

Mar 19, 2014

In a bizarre attempt to create positive PR for HMRC, Channel 4 has been given unprecedented access to HM Revenue and Customs as they pursue tax evaders and collect unpaid tax.

Tiger Aspect…

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Treasury hungry for ideas

Mar 18, 2014

George Osborne is delivering his Budget speech Wednesday of this week. It will be interesting to see if his plea for ideas to help smaller businesses has received a sympathetic ear. Here’s what a…

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Reducing tax evasion and avoidance

Mar 14, 2014

Just in case you have missed the news – that HMRC are stepping up their campaigns to stop tax avoidance and evasion – you may be interested to read the following quotes from HMRC and the Treasury: 

“Issue

The…

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Budget speculation

Mar 05, 2014

Speculation is rife that George Osborne is under pressure to pre-empt possible interest rate increases next year by offering tax cuts in the forthcoming Budget announcements on 19 March.

Polling…

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April 1st auto-enrolment deadline

Mar 03, 2014

For employers with between 50 and 249 employees auto-enrolment of employees into a pension scheme starts 1 April 2014. Smaller employers, under 50 employees, will need auto-enrol on a staged basis…

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