Work life balance and flexible working benefits may be more valued than some of the more expensive employee benefits offered by some businesses. Google is well known for providing everything from free food to onsite gyms, while Netflix has joined the bandwagon of firms offering unlimited holidays. What these employers demonstrate is that in the […]
5/10 Deadline for notifying HMRC of chargeability for 2018/19 if not within Self-Assessment and receive income or gains on which tax is due 19/10 PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/10/19 (due 22/10 if you pay electronically) 1/11 Corporation tax for year to 31/01/19, unless quarterly instalments apply 19/11 […]
The Chancellor, Sajid Javid has commissioned a review of the Loan Charge to consider whether the policy is an appropriate way of dealing with disguised remuneration loan schemes used by individuals who entered directly into these schemes to avoid paying tax. The disguised remuneration Loan Charge was introduced to tackle contrived schemes where a person’s […]
Where large or medium-sized organisations are paying workers via personal service companies or agencies they will need to operate new procedures from 6 April 2020. The new rules will apply to partnerships, LLPs and larger charities as well as limited companies. Only those organisations that would be classed as “small” under the Companies Act criteria […]
A record number of young people enrolled in higher education in 2017/2018 according to recent Government statistics, which means that for the first time more than 50% will be attending university. While many students will have recently started their places after the summer break, or are taking their first steps into the world of […]
19 September PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax, for month to 5/9/19 (due 22 September if you pay electronically) 1 October Corporation tax for year to 31/12/18 unless pay by quarterly instalments 5 October Deadline for notifying HMRC of chargeability for 2018/19 if not within Self-Assessment and receive income or gains on […]
The Government has announced that there will be a delay to the VAT changes that were due to come into effect on 1 October. The Domestic Reverse Charge (known as the Reverse Charge) will now start on 1 October 2020. The new Reverse Charge, that applies to building and construction services will affect the way that VAT […]
HMRC are being urged to provide clarity and consistency on the tax treatment of commercial vehicles such as VW Kombi Vans marketed as goods vehicles. The need for clarity follows the ruling in an important tax tribunal case involving “vans” provided to employees of Coca Cola. The court has upheld the HMRC view that certain […]
COMPANY OFFICERS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR VAT PENALTY The decision in a recent tax tribunal case reminds us that directors and other company officers may be personally liable for VAT penalties of their company. The recent case involved a penalty for late registration for VAT where the threshold had been exceeded. Three conditions must […]
NO VAT PENALTY IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST QUARTERLY MTD DEADLINE If you pay your VAT quarterly by direct debit the sign-up window has closed for the 7 August (30 June quarter) submission. Do not worry as HMRC have announced that you will not be penalised this time so you may file the old way […]
