From April the UK’s Council Tax system will undergo changes. One of these changes will be Council Tax Benefit being replaced by Council Tax Reduction Schemes. The new Council Tax Reduction Schemes are being introduced [...]
Payroll reform postponed by tax office After protests from small businesses, HMRC has chosen to postpone its planned overhaul of payroll taxes after concluding that companies are not yet prepared to face the changes. The [...]
Taxes: A Guide For Business Owners For a new business owner, taxation is one of the biggest headaches. Not just paying it, but understanding the many different taxes which will affect your firm. The fear [...]
A couple of rare pieces of good news were announced by the Chancellor as he delivered his 2013 Budget this week. The first announcement that many will cheer at was the news that there will [...]
Deloitte presents winners and losers at a glance The Budget 2013
The UK tax authority has announced that they plan on shutting all of the UK’s 281 drop-in offices. Should taxpayers require assistance with their tax affairs, if this plan goes ahead, they will have to [...]
Teacher Tax Rebates I am a Teacher and often work from home can I claim tax relief on my costs? It may be possible for you to claim a teacher tax rebate for the expenses [...]
Bedroom tax has come about as part of a recent welfare reform. It is designed to cut the amount of benefit people can receive if they have a spare bedroom. From April 2013 tenants of [...]
HMRC Taskforces HMRC have launched a taskforce aimed at tackling fast food outlets in East Anglia where tax dodging occurs. Taskforces are specialist teams that engage in high intensity investigative and enforcement work in specific [...]
New Businesses Advised To Register For VAT Online New businesses are being encouraged by HMRC to choose the online option for registering for VAT rather than the traditional paper alternative. Businesses are being advised that [...]