March 8, 2019 0 Comments

  Making Tax Digital for VAT: Start date looming Making Tax Digital update: The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, has made a statement to the House of Commons setting out HMRC's progress

March 8, 2019 0 Comments

  Brexit business advice - prepare for no deal HMRC is urging business owners to make sure they are ready for a potential no deal Brexit. Business owners are being urged to prepare

February 7, 2019 0 Comments

  Protect your pension pots The Insolvency Service has urged individuals saving for retirement to protect their pension pots from criminals and ‘negligent trustees'. Research carried out by the Service found that criminals

February 7, 2019 0 Comments

  ‘Unbelievable excuses’ for late filing of tax returns HMRC has revealed some of the most ‘bizarre excuses’ taxpayers have given for failing to file their self assessment tax return on time. Excuses

February 7, 2019 0 Comments

  Spring Statement 2019 date announced  The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that the government will respond to the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in the Spring

February 6, 2019 0 Comments

  HMRC’s Voice ID database Since 2017, HMRC's Voice ID database system has captured millions of callers’ voice data by encouraging the caller to say a key phrase instead of the conventional password to

February 6, 2019 0 Comments

  MTD for VAT – pilot extended to all eligible businesses HMRC has extended its Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTDfV) pilot scheme to all eligible businesses. For most businesses, compliance with the

February 6, 2019 0 Comments

  Businesses urged to prepare for post-Brexit Customs Declarations HMRC is urging VAT-registered UK businesses which trade exclusively with the EU to be prepared for a no deal Brexit. In a letter sent

January 17, 2019 0 Comments

  Pension contribution increases ahead The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is reminding employers that from 6 April 2019, the amount that will need to be paid into a workplace pension will increase to an

January 17, 2019 0 Comments

  Self assessment deadline approaching The deadline for submitting your 2017/18 self assessment return is 31 January 2019. The deadline applies to taxpayers who need to complete a tax return and make direct