It is benefits time once again

Apr 24, 2018

This is the time of year that employers and employees deal with the reporting of Benefits in kind. Taxing times…

The provision and use of company cars features in many of these returns, both…

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Do not forget to report Benefits in Kind

Apr 23, 2018

HMRC posted the following reminder on their website the first day of the new tax year:

Employers need to report all Benefits in Kind (BiKs), including those under the Optional Remuneration…

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Borderline benefits

Apr 19, 2018

Now that Scotland and Wales have their very own stamp duty taxes buying a house in the border areas between Wales and England, and Scotland and England, raise some interesting planning options.

Consider…

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Broadband fibre gets rates boost

Apr 18, 2018

The Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2018 paves the way for full-fibre broadband and future 5G communications by enabling 100% business rates relief for operators who install new fibre on their…

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Common-sense prevails

Apr 12, 2018

Imagine that you have no interest in computers or computing. That Facebook and Twitter sound like racehorses running in the 2.30 at Haydock Park. Further, imagine that the thought of having to deal…

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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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