OTS Publishes report on alignment of Income Tax and NICs
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published “Closer alignment of income tax and national insurance: a further review” which sets [...]
Companies House changes -effective 30th June 2016
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 introduced a number of changes, some of which are due to impact small companies as at 30 [...]
Budget 2016 – Summary
Today the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced his eigth budget. The summary of the measures announced are as follows The state of the economy George Osborne [...]
NO LOSS RELIEF FOR BUSINESS RUN AS A HOBBY
A recent case before the Tax Tribunal reminds us that in order to set a trading loss sideways against other income, the business must be [...]
KEY POINTS FROM BUDGET 2015
The Chancellor’s Budget March 2015 was clearly aimed at winning the votes of savers and pensioners in the May General Election. However, it was not [...]
Salary Sacrifice Schemes Affected By VAT Ruling
As of the 1st January 2012 HMRC will treat any salary sacrifice by employees in exchange for benefits as consideration for VAT purposes. This clarification [...]
VAT MINI ONE STOP SHOP MOSS
There is a very important change in the VAT place of supply rules for businesses supplying digital services to consumers (B2C). From 01 January 2015, [...]
Alpha Business Services Partners With Receipt Bank
Here at Alpha Business Services we understand that the time you spend on your bookkeeping and expenses could be better spent building your business. Therefore, [...]