Budget Summary 2018-19 – the key points
The state of the Economy As announced by the Prime Minister the Era of austerity is @finally coming to an end' the chancellor repeated. [...]
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is steaming ahead
It was rumoured that the Minister for HMRC had to decide this month whether the Making Tax Digital (MTD) project should be stopped, postponed, or [...]
Benchmark scale rates – checking requirement to be abolished
Employers can opt to reimburse qualifying subsistence expenses incurred by their employees when travelling for work using the benchmark scale rates set by HMRC. This [...]
Tax News Round-up March 2018
NO MAJOR TAX CHANGES IN CHANCELLOR’S SPRING STATEMENT As announced last year, the Chancellor’s Budget will in future take place in the Autumn each [...]
Certificate of residence – DTA’s
Individuals and organisations which receive income or gains from other countries, typically pensions or royalties, may have overseas tax deducted from those payments unless they [...]
Termination Payments – are you up to date?
Termination payments which are provided for in the employment contract are by definition paid under that contract, and are taxable. Payments in lieu of notice [...]
Employment Status -Are you and your workers employed or self employed?
Last year the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee published a report on employment status calling on the Government to close the loopholes that [...]
Value is not the same as price
In order to create an effective pricing strategy for your products or services, you need to understand your customer’s perceived value of your offering. Value [...]
Key Trends to watch in 2018
Technology and innovation are driving the evolution of most businesses these days. Here are some of the key trends for businesses to watch out for [...]
Business Rates – The ‘Staircase tax’
The Chancellor promised to solve the problem of the “staircase tax” in his Budget speech. This is not a tax, it’s an increase in [...]