Spring Statement

Apr 09, 2018

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, was keen to promote the positive aspects of the UK’s economic performance when he stood to present his Spring Statement on 13 March.

  • Employment and manufacturing…

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Offshore tax evasion

Apr 09, 2018

From 1 October 2018, HMRC will be gaining access to information from tax havens that will enable it to identify UK citizens with undisclosed offshore assets, and by inference, undisclosed UK income…

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Black cabs urged to go green

Apr 09, 2018

Britain’s black cabs now qualify for an incentive to go green as the new tax exemption for electric taxis comes into force this month. The exemption, worth £1,550, will apply to new cabs purchased from…

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How long should you keep your records?

Apr 09, 2018

If you are self-employed, and obliged to submit a self-assessment tax return, you must keep your tax records for at least five years after the 31 January submission deadline of the relevant tax year.…

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Tax Diary April/May 2018

Apr 09, 2018

1 April 2018 - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 30 June 2017.

19 April 2018 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 April 2018. (If you pay your tax electronically…

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2m workers to receive a pay rise from 1 April 2018

Apr 05, 2018

And no, this is no April fool…

Over 2 million people will get a pay rise from 1 April 2018 thanks to an above-inflation rise in the National Living Wage (NLW).

The National Living Wage…

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HMRC deals with online VAT abuse

Apr 03, 2018

Fulfilment houses are being drawn into government endeavours to deal with the loss of revenue by the activities of traders based outside the EU. From 1 April 2019, approved fulfilment businesses will…

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Why investing in professional advice makes good sense

Mar 28, 2018

The UK tax code, the laws that govern how much tax we pay, is one of the largest in the developed global economies. Unless you have a reasonable grasp of the multitude of tax rules and regulations,…

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Why ticking the Gift Aid box is important

Mar 27, 2018

HMRC have asserted that charities are missing out on up to £600m a year of funding due to donations not being confirmed under the Gift Aid rules.

They said:

The research, published…

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