Software suppliers – Making Tax Digital for VAT
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
HMRC is working with more than 150 software suppliers who have said they will provide software for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTDfV) in time for April 2019. From 1 April 2019, businesses will be mandated to... Read Full Article...
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HMRC latest guidance for employers
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
HMRC has published the latest edition of the Employer Bulletin. This guidance for employers, and their agents, includes articles on: Reporting your payroll information accurately and on time Irregular payments and completion of Full Payment Submissions Starter... Read Full Article...
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which take effect from 1 September 2018. The guidance states: ‘You can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply’.... Read Full Article...
Stamp duty cut: 121,500 households save £284 million
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
According to the latest statistics 121,500 first-time buyers have saved a total of £284,000,000 following the introduction of a relief for first-time buyers under the Stamp Duty Land Tax rules which apply in England and Northern Ireland.... Read Full Article...
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Genuine HMRC contact and recognising phishing emails and texts
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
HMRC has updated their guidance on how to recognise when contact from HMRC is genuine and how to recognise phishing or bogus emails and text messages. Internet link: GOV.UK recognising phishing emails
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HMRC has published an updated list of deliberate tax defaulters
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
HMRC has published an updated list of deliberate tax defaulters. The list includes details of taxpayers who have incurred a penalty because they have either: deliberately provided one or more inaccurate documents to HMRC deliberately failed to... Read Full Article...
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HMRC identify record £15.6 million minimum wage underpayments
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
HMRC has announced that they achieved record enforcement results this year, identifying £15.6million of minimum wage underpayments. The number of workers identified as underpaid was double that in 2016/17 and the highest number since the National Minimum... Read Full Article...
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‘No deal’ Brexit guidance and small business survey
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Following the issue of some ‘no deal’ Brexit technical notices, in August, the government has issued further notices with the aim of helping both businesses and individuals to prepare in the event of a UK-EU agreement not... Read Full Article...
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Self-employed Class 2 National Insurance will not be scrapped
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
The government has decided not to proceed with plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from April 2019. Class 2 NICs are currently paid at a rate of £2.95 per week by self-employed individuals with... Read Full Article...
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UK Budget date announced: Monday 29 October
Posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that the Budget will take place on Monday 29 October. Breaking with the tradition of a Wednesday in November, perhaps in a bid to avoid the ongoing Brexit... Read Full Article...