• New Phishing Scam Warning From HMRC

New Scam Email Warning

It has recently been brought to our attention that there is a new phishing Email from what appears to be HMRC stating that you could be due a refund on your Self Assessment. The flowing [...]

  • Employers Duties - Payroll Reporting

Employers Duties – Payroll Reporting

As an employer, you will have to follow a number of set guidelines that you must follow in respect to filing payroll reports with HMRC These include submitting a Full Payment Submission (FBS) & an [...]

CIS Tax, can subcontractors in the construction industry claim it back?

What is CIS? CIS Tax is deducted from subcontractors in the construction industry to ensure that income tax & national insurance deductions are collected. The rate at which a subcontractor is taxed is dependent on [...]

  • New Phishing Scam Warning From HMRC

New Phishing Scam Warning From HMRC

We have received a new warning from HMRC that there is a new Phishing Scam that is being used. The warning is as follows: Customers are strongly advised to lookout for a new phishing scam. [...]

  • Making Tax Digital - What You Need to Know

Making Tax Digital – What You Need to Know

Starting in 2018 HMRC plans to introduce businesses to Making Tax Digital scheme. Making Tax Digital was designed to save HMRC over £8bn a year by helping to reduce the cost of fixing avoidable taxpayer [...]

The Apprenticeship Levy

From April 2017 HMRC have introduced the Apprenticeship Levy for large employers & companies. This levy will only effect large businesses as the employer will only be eligible is they have an excess of 3 [...]

  • Easter Office Holidays

Office Easter Holidays Closures

The Offices will be closed on Friday 14th April and Monday 17th April 2017 for the Easter Holiday. If you have any enquires during this time please contact us here  

Minimum Wage Increase 2017

Changes to the National Minimum wage From the 1st of April 2017, the National Minimum Wage will be increasing for all employees. From this date forward the wage rates will be: £7.50 per hour – [...]

  • Office Hours for Christmas Holiday 2016

Office Opening Hours for Christmas Holiday 2016

For the Christmas holiday, our office will be closed on the following days: Friday 16th December 2016 from 1.00pm Monday & Tuesday 26th and 27th December 2016 (all day) Monday & Tuesday 2nd and 3rd January 2016 [...]

  • Tax Return Deadline Closing in

Tax Return Deadline Closing in

The Deadline for filing your Tax Return online is closing in. It is now less than two months before your Tax Return must be submitted for the tax year ending 5th April 2016. Your Tax [...]

Have You Sent Your Self Assessment Tax Return in Time?

The deadline for submitting the paper version of your Self Assessment Tax Return is closing in. For 2016 Tax Returns the deadline for submitting the paper versions is the 31st October 2016. This means that your copy of the [...]

  • National Minimum Wage Increase October 2016

National Minimum Wage Increase October 2016

From the 1st of October 2016 the national minimum wage will increase for everyone under the age of 25. From this date forward the minimum wage for employees will be: £6.95 per hour - 21-24 [...]

  • HMRC Warns of New Telephone Scam

HMRC Warns of New Telephone Scam

HMRC has issued an alert about a new telephone scam in the UK. A recorded message is left on the person’s voicemail purporting to be from HMRC and warns that HMRC is taking legal action [...]

  • Changes Coming to Buildings Transaction Tax 2017

Changes Coming to Buildings Transaction Tax in 2017

Changing Frameworks for Landlords Much is changing in the taxation of property income - an additional 3% Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (formerly Stamp Duty) on buy to let properties, the abolition of the wear [...]

Digital Tax – Changes Coming in 2018

HMRC intends that Making Tax Digital will allow taxpayers to interact digitally by 2020. Each taxpayer will be provided with a Digital Tax Account into which information will be fed by third party software e.g. [...]

Do you wear a uniform for work?

If so you can claim for washing and repairs. The saving is up to £24 per year and you can claim for the last four years. Initially a form P87 has to be completed either [...]

Tax on savings

From 6 April 2016 the way savings are taxed is changing. From this date savings income will be (in most cases) received gross without the deduction of basic rate tax. The new personal savings allowance [...]

Marriage Allowance

Are you losing out on a saving of up to £212.00 on your tax bill? If you are married or in a civil partnership and your husband, wife or civil partner does not earn enough [...]

What is automatic enrolment?

The following information has been taken from: www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk The law on workplace pensions has changed. Every employer with at least one member of staff now has new duties, including enrolling those who are eligible into a [...]