Share boiler room scams use high pressure sales techniques to sell investments to unsuspecting clients with the promise of high returns.
Read moreNew Personal Allowance
Many directors of small companies draw money from their company’s using a tax efficient mixture of salaries and dividends
Read moreElectricians are the latest sector to be tackled by HM Revenue & Customs
Electricians are the latest group of people to be tackled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of their campaign to get people to put their tax affairs in order voluntarily.
Read moreHave you considered the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)?
A new tax scheme – the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) – applies from 6 April 2012. It is focused on smaller new businesses or start ups in a qualifying trade.
Read moreLate payment of tax – Bank’s failure not a “reasonable excuse”
A tax case has recently been published in which a tax payer claimed that the reason he had paid his tax late, and as a result incurred a late payment surcharge, was due to the fact that his bank had failed to transfer the funds as requested.
Read moreSmartphones are mobile phones
In most circumstances the provision of one mobile phone to a director or employee for private use is exempt from a benefit in kind charge
Read moreCoding out small debts of up to £3000
From April 2012 HMRC to collect all tax debts through PAYE provided the debtor is in employment or in receipt of a UK-based pension.
Read moreHMRC pilot for real time PAYE to start April 2012
In April 2012 a pilot will begin with volunteer employers and software developers providing Real Time Information (RTI) of tax and national insurance contributions made on behalf of employees at the same time they are paid.
Read moreHMRC accept faster payments
As from 16 December 2011 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are able to accept payments made using the Faster Payments Service.
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