August 7, 2017 0 Comments

  The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has recently published a report calling on the Government to close the loopholes of the gig economy that allow “bogus” self-employment practices, which burden

August 7, 2017 0 Comments

  Working parents can start applying for two new Government childcare schemes launching this year – Tax-Free Childcare which begins immediately and 30 hours free childcare which starts in September. This means that

August 7, 2017 0 Comments

  It has also been announced that the second Finance Bill will legislate for all policies that were included in the pre-election Finance Bill but had to be dropped in order to rush

August 7, 2017 0 Comments

  The Government has responded to pressure from accountants and other interested parties and announced the delay of Making Tax Digital for Business to 2020 at the earliest. Quarterly VAT reporting using the

July 3, 2017 0 Comments

  In order for an expense to be tax deductible against business profits it must be incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the purposes of the trade. In a recent tax case a hotel

July 3, 2017 0 Comments

  The Conservative Party Manifesto announcement and subsequent U-Turn on the requirement to pay for social care may have caused many voters to switch their allegiance in the June Election. Although this so-called

June 5, 2017 0 Comments

  Date What’s Due 1/06 Corporation tax for year to 31/8/16  (unless pay quarterly) 19/06 PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/6/17 (due 22/06 if you pay

June 5, 2017 0 Comments

  The decision to call a snap General election on 8th June caught many of us by surprise. The various political parties have been rushing out their manifestos making all sorts of promises

May 5, 2017 0 Comments

  The £5,000 dividend and savings allowance of up to £1,000 have been with us since 6 April 2016. There are now two further allowances available since 6 April 2017. There are concerns

March 2, 2017 0 Comments

Tax Planning for the New Tax Year 5th April 2017 Your guide to year-end tax planning and beyond Action required before 5 April 2017 While some of us like to keep our options open