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- Alan Novitzki – Client Relationship Manager
- Deadline for 2020/21 self-assessment tax returns fast approaching
- Budget and Spending Review 2021 concern there is ‘little room for manoeuvre’
- ICAEW calls for Autumn Budget 2021 to ‘accelerate work to build modern tax system’
- NIC increase – three in ten firms to employ fewer people
- Business groups warn that fragile economy is on shaky ground
- IoD urges government to introduce tax super-deduction for investment in retraining
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax delayed until April 2024
- FSB warns tax rises ‘threaten recovery from pandemic’
- Chancellor commits £500 million to extend job support schemes
- Working Tax Credit customers must report changes to working hours
- Off-payroll rules the forgotten factor driving the HGV crisis, says IPSE
- Chancellor warned of redundancies as furlough scheme ends
- New emergency fraud hotline launched
- What will the 2021 Autumn Budget have in store?
- £800 million Reinsurance Scheme opens for live events
- Government announces plans to make requesting flexible working a day one right
- Sole traders and self-assessment
- I can’t repay my Bounce Back Loan – what options are available for company directors?
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax self-assessment delayed until April 2024
- Business tax rises – IoD urges government to reduce
- Winter’s Moon
- British Business Bank provided £81.5 billion of COVID-19 support
- CBI survey finds 3/4 of firms worried about labour shortages
- CDC’s Enabling Grant Scheme applications open 22 September
- COVID-19 sick pay rebate scheme to end on 30 September
- National Insurance contributions increase from April 2022
- OTS says changing date of tax year-end to 31 December would be beneficial
- NICs increase could be the result of unemployment rising by 50,000
- Capital Allowances – what is the “super-deduction” tax break and how does it work?
- Inflation sees sharpest increase since 2012
- Higher taxes and lower business investment ‘not a plan for economic growth, warns CBI
- Thousands of teenagers missing out on Child Trust Fund cash
- The importance credit control has on cash flow
- 1.6 million still on furlough in July
- Chancellor to deliver Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review
- Business groups warn over planned national insurance contribution increases of 1.25%
- Business Plans – why are they important?
- Tax-Free Childcare can ease the cost of the return to school, says HMRC
- Drop proposed basis period reform, urges ICAEW
- Bognor Regis Town Football Club
- UK business confidence at 4 year high
- Contactless limit to increase to £100 from 15 October
- Accounting records – what to keep?
- HMRC urges taxpayers to stay alert to digital scams
- UK’s economic recovery slows as staff shortages take their toll
- VAT – Bad Debt Relief
- CIOT warns over Stamp Duty Land Tax refund claims
- HMRC outlines changes to late payment penalty regime
- Deadline looms for parents to update Child Benefit for 16-year-olds
- Redundancy – making sure you follow the correct procedures
- Study reveals 83% of businesses not aware of Plastic Packaging Tax
- What are Dividends?
- NMW – HMRC publishes list of top 10 excuses given for not paying
- Blue Spire Group joins Handpicked Accountants network
- Wage rises could result in price spikes, employers warn
- IoD warns staff shortages ‘could undermine recovery’
- P11D’s and Benefits in kind explained
- Two-fifths of freelancers lost over 40% of turnover during pandemic
- UK partners and sole traders face bigger tax bills in 2022
- Almost 1.8 million couples claiming marriage allowance
- Benefits of outsourcing your payroll
- Only 11% of businesses are measuring their carbon footprint
- Employers ‘named and shamed’ for paying less than minimum wage
- BCC calls for government to extend skills training
- CBI survey reveals bumper growth in private sector activity
- Covid-19 pandemic – Empty shop numbers continue to rise
- Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 August, 2021
- Fifth SEISS Grant open for claims
- Data reveals nearly 2 million workers remain on furlough scheme (CJRS)
- ICAEW urges HMRC to scrap exemptions to simplify VAT rules
- Public trust in charities reaches highest level since 2014
- SMEs ‘keen to invest in growth but struggle to find financial backing’, says survey
- We may be accountants, but we are certainly not boring
- Government announces simplified tax reporting for self-employed and small firms by 2023
- FSB urges for better access to government support for SMEs
- UK to overhaul funding of research and development
- HMRC launches consultation on basis period reform
- CIOT urges government to make tax system easier to navigate
- ‘Crippling staff shortages’ – CBI calls for solution urgently
- Investment in Workplace skills – over 40% of UK employers planning to increase
- High Street retail sales bounce back in spring 2021
- Client Feature – Rosie Rose, Chichester
- International tax reform backed by 130 countries
- 5th Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant – complete guidance
- How to boost staff morale in the new 2021 style of working
- Average losses from pension scams now over £50,000
- Businesses borrowed £79 billion in COVID-19 support loans
- Roadmap in final stages – questions remain over re-opening 19 July
- Rise in Costs for businesses in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic says latest survey
- 800,000 claim tax relief for working from home
- Furlough scheme starts to wind down
- 13,000 Covid-19 fraud investigations launched
- Staying safe from scams
- CBI warns of ‘perfect storm’ of staff shortages
- Schemes create one-stop shop for VAT
- Flexible rail fares must be just the start
- Cash payments fell by over a third
- UK economy back to pre-covid level by end of 2021
- UK Infrastructure Bank opens for business
- Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 1 July, 2021
- Delayed EU import declarations due
- Commercial rent moratorium extended until March 2022
- Tax-Free Childcare now being used by over 280,000 families
- Finance Act 2021 receives early Royal Assent
- Lockdown easing delayed – business groups press for urgent further support
- Changing accountant – top things to consider
- £1 billion in fraudulent furlough funds to be recovered by HMRC
- Research and Development (R&D) tax relief regime ready for update
- OTS considers the benefit of moving tax year-end from 5 April
- Dissolved companies – Insolvency Service to be given new powers against directors
- G7 announces global tax agreement
- Bounce Back Loan repayments due for many small businesses
- Green jobs – TUC suggests UK ‘lagging behind G7 peers’
- Geoff Frost – Director
- 5th SEISS grant explained
- 5th Self-employment Income Support Scheme grant will be open to claims from late July
- Remote working was most common form of working during pandemic
- Economic growth accelerates in 3 months to May
- Trade credit insurance scheme to close on 30 June
- Optimism across UK services sector has ‘improved significantly’, CBI finds
- Working from home tax relief for your job expenses
- Number of freelancers increases for first time since onset of pandemic
- Finance Bill 2021 outlines amendments to super-deduction
- Plastic bag charge rose from 5p to 10p in England
- HMRC’s VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to close on 21 June
- NIC reliefs set for Freeports from April 2022
- Penalties for not telling HMRC about coronavirus support scheme overpayments
- Almost 950,000 have already filed 2020/21 self assessment returns
- UK unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in March
- Government confirms start date for Plastic Packaging Tax
- Effectiveness of Office of Tax Simplification set to be reviewed by Treasury
- Data finds HMRC received 91,000 calls to report fraud in first months of pandemic
- Kickstart Scheme grant explained
- UK economy shrank 1.5% in first quarter of 2021, data reveals
- Record level of Apprenticeship Levy funds expired in 2020, research finds
- Next step of roadmap to take effect from 17 May
- UK economy set to grow rapidly once COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed
- Optimism amongst SME manufacturers has risen significantly in 1st quarter
- Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 May
- Businesses planning to adopt hybrid working after easing of COVID restrictions
- CBI calls for more clarity on COVID-19 roadmap
- Gemma Crick – Payroll Manager
- HMRC sets out penalty regime for SEISS abuse
- UK-EU trade deal ratified – industry groups say more work needed
- Pandemic caused biggest annual employment fall for older workers since 80s
- HMRC records a huge increase in scam attempts in 2020
- IPSE demands clarity on gig economy
- HMRC contacting claimants for fourth self-employment income support scheme grant
- Fourth SEISS grant now open for online applications
- Pension fraud increased to £1.8 million in first quarter of 2021, data reveals
- CBI calls for extension of Kickstart Scheme for as jobs market remains subdued
- Cyber-attacks on the rise for businesses in 2021
- New 95% mortgage scheme launched
- Recent changes to IR35 off-payroll ‘undermine the self-employed’
- Federation of Small Businesses urges government to provide greater support for UK exports
- HMRC contacting claimants for fourth SEISS grant
- Lisa Carter – Tax Manager
- Growth of UK economy improved in February despite lockdown
- P11D Forms
- UK cuts electric vehicle grants by £500
- New claims required for working from home tax relief for 2021/22
- The ‘Restart Grant’ for small businesses
- Business confidence boosted by plans to re-open UK economy on 12 April
- UK economic forecasts upgraded by IMF for 2021 and 2022
- Raft of fiscal changes to come into effect on 6 April
- Government apprenticeship incentive scheme
- National Living wages and National Minimum Wage – Workers set to benefit from increases from 1 April
- Brexit Support grant – ICAEW warns SMEs have ‘limited window’ to apply
- Over £46 billion borrowed through Bounce Back loans
- Taxpayers deadline 1 April for self-assessment
- Business rates relief extended with £1.5 billion fund
- Kirsty Causer – Accounts Semi Senior
- Chancellor responds to OTS report on inheritance tax
- Futures Recruitment Services Ltd
- COVID-19 lockdowns have cost the UK economy £251 billion, says CEBR
- Recovery Loan Scheme
- HMRC to accept bulk appeals for late tax returns filed after 28 February
- Thousands missing out on Tax-Free Childcare bonus
- UK economy shrank by 2.9% in January
- Finding an accountant is a good place to begin when starting a new business
- SME Brexit Support Fund opens for applications
- Extend Kickstart Scheme by six months, urges CBI
- Capital Allowances – what is the new “super-deduction” tax break and how does it work?
- Government publishes details of Finance Bill 2021
- Environmental taxes – CBI calls for overhaul of government policy
- OECD says COVID-19 vaccines and stimulus plans will aid global growth
- Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant extension
- Corporation tax – ICAEW urges HMRC to rethink quarterly reports under MTD
- Female freelancers have faced ‘disproportionate financial struggle’ during Covid-19
- National Minimum Wage and tax thresholds for 2021-2022
- Details of fourth grant for the self-employed to cover February to April 2021
- Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 – Katie Wilson, Director
- COVID fraud taskforce – Government to invest over £100 million
- Chancellor extends Stamp Duty Land Tax cut during 2021 Budget
- 2021 Budget Summary
- Sunak sets out Budget to support businesses during Covid-19
- 2021 Budget – the political reaction
- 2021 Budget – the business reaction
- Budget 2021 – brief summary of the key points
- Chancellor to present 2021 Budget – what to expect
- Tax strategy after Covid-19 – Committee calls for Chancellor to outline plans
- What it means to be a Xero Gold Partner
- COVID support schemes now supporting 1.6 million UK businesses
- SMEs needing advice on imports and exports can apply for grants, HMRC confirms
- What will the Budget 2021 bring?
- Online service for VAT deferral new payment scheme opened 23 February
- Charlotte Pryce – Audit and Accounts Senior
- Becky’s Jewellery Boutique
- Late payment penalties for self assessment waived until 1 April
- More Covid-19 support needed to help businesses once lockdown lifts
- Domestic VAT reverse charge comes into effect on 1 March
- SME service for bank complaints goes live
- HMRC clarifies off-payroll rules that come into effect April 6
- Further Covid-19 support needed or over 1/2 a million businesses could collapse
- Clarity needed on taxation of COVID-19 test costs, says ICAEW
- VAT Domestic reverse charge for builders from 1 March
- UK economy shrank by record 10% in 2020
- IoD calls for government to put entrepreneurs at heart of economic recovery in 2021
- Pay deferred VAT due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Borrowers of Bounce Back loans given 6 more months for repayments
- The Martin Sewell Building Company
- HMRC’s customer service levels impacted by COVID-19
- June 30 stamp duty deadline of nears – almost a third of house sales fall through
- Covid-19 Vaccination programme set to boost economic recovery
- UK business – COVID-19 lending exceeds £71 billion
- Ben Friend – Business Services Manager
- 1.8 million still to file self assessment returns
- Making the most of Research and Development tax relief (R&D)
- CBI urges government to publish roadmap out of Covid-19 lockdown
- Government announces £1,000 bonus to help businesses take on trainees
- Scottish Budget – Finance Secretary for Scotland outlines spending plans in 2021/22
- More than 900,000 businesses at risk of failing by April, research warns
- Parker & Gibbs Interiors
- IFS suggests that UK tax system ‘discourages employment and investment’
- No Self Assessment late filing penalty for those who file online by 28 February
- Pensions – a great way to save tax today and be financially secure in the future
- Tracy Bradfield – Accounts Senior
- Ferring Country Centre
- New Government Grant Schemes now open for claims…
- COVID-19 reasonable excuse for self assessment late filing
- How Blue Spire have adapted our systems to effectively help our clients during the 3rd lockdown…
- Taxpayers using Time to Pay to spread cost of tax payments
- Covid 19 support for Chichester businesses
- Monthly deadline approaching for furlough claims
- ICAEW calls for further guidance on CIS changes from 1 April
- HMRC issues tax return deadline scam warning
- Pandemic drives dramatic increase in SME borrowing in 2020
- HMRC reveals 2,700 tax returns submitted on Christmas Day
- Claim for the third grant of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
- The Old Piggery Farm Shop & Cafe
- More Covid-19 business support is needed
- Rishi Sunak unveils £4.6bn in one-off grants – up to £9,000 per business property
- TUC urges employers to offer furlough to parents affected by Covid-19 school closures
- Your financial New Year’s resolutions for 2021
- HMRC rejects calls to relax 31 January self-assessment deadline
- SEISS scheme – IPSE calls for government to extend
- Tier 4 businesses – Government must take another look at support
- Preparing for the end of the Brexit transition period
- Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes
- Brexit Scheme launched to support firms moving goods on 1 January
- IR35 status check failing to deliver results in a fifth of cases
- Charitable donations – individuals urged to remain vigilant
- BCC finds businesses have ‘insufficient information’ on Brexit changes
- Lenders still supporting thousands with payment deferrals
- Starting a new business? Finding an accountant is a really good place to begin
- Easy guide to completing your self-assessment tax return
- AAT warns of dramatic rise in self-assessment filing
- COVID-19 vaccine rollout – Government must shore up business confidence
- Reynolds Ltd