News: February 2012 2012/13 PAYE notices of coding These are now being issued, something that will continue throughout February and March. Previously, we received a copy automatically, but as a cost-cutting exercise this

News: February 2012 The Italian job We often complain about HMRC's heavy-handed tactics in collecting tax, but we have it easy compared to what Italian taxpayers will be facing soon in a crackdown

News: January 2012 Office in the cloud Microsoft Office has long been the default choice of office software for businesses. With the recent launch of Microsoft Office 365, many businesses are considering the

News: January 2012 Overseas holiday homes As a separate initiative HMRC is targeting UK residents with overseas properties, but only if the taxpayer has assets between £2.5 million and £20 million and/or those

News: January 2012 Understanding what your customers are doing on Facebook Most people reading this article will have a Facebook account. Whether for business or pleasure, chances are that you use Facebook for

News: January 2012 Tax due by 31st January but you cannot trace a payslip? We know this can be a regular problem for some of our clients. One solution is to pay electronically

News: January 2012 Employee retention strategies Good staff are the lifeblood of any business and in today's challenging economic times, businesses need to hold on to talented employees. With increasing pressure to reduce

News: January 2012 New seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS) We now have more details of this exciting new scheme to start on 6 April 2012. It can give you significant tax breaks for

News: January 2012 Managing your time Here are a few tips to help you become a more effective Manager in 2012: Create a daily "to-do" list - Your list should ideally be broken

News: January 2012 Coding out tax underpayments to £3,000 If you have tax to pay between £2,000 to £3,000, the latter is the new limit for having the tax collected by reducing your