Payroll fraud – and how to avoid it
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on October 1, 2024In this post, we look at how payroll fraud can happen, what it costs businesses ini the UK, and ways you can prevent it.
Employee ownership: The route to success?
Posted by Mark Ingle on September 23, 2024Employee owned businesses can have a positive effect on both the business and the employees. Could employee ownership be a route to success?
Marshmallows and VAT: when size matters
Posted by Ben Locker on September 16, 2024Marshmallows and VAT have recently come under the spotlight. But did a tribunal rule that giant marshmallows were confectionery or not?
Tax traps – how can I avoid them?
Posted by Karen Jones on September 13, 2024Tax traps – are you paying tax at 60% on some of your income? Here we highlight the 60% tax traps and consider ways to lessen the impact…
Company providing taxable benefits in kind? Beware National Insurance.
Posted by Karen Jones on September 12, 2024Taxable benefits in kind as part of your employee remuneration package? We examine the real tax cost of your benefits in kind…
Check your payslips often
Posted by Ben Locker on June 7, 2024Check your payslips often to ensure that you are getting all you are entitled to is our advice. We take a look at things that could be wrong.
Making Tax Digital for landlords and the self-employed – it’s coming!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 15, 2023Making Tax Digital for landlords and the self-employed is coming. This is what you need to know – and how you should prepare.
How to contact HMRC – and avoid the phone queues
Posted by Ben Locker on February 2, 2023Need to know how to contact HMRC while avoiding long phone queues? Then try this way of getting to speak to an HMRC adviser.
VAT Repayment Supplement abolished. But what has replaced it?
Posted by Karen Jones on January 23, 2023The VAT Repayment Supplement of 5% was replaced last year by a new scheme. Sadly, this scheme is a lot less generous.
HMRC asking wealthy individuals for pre-filing meetings
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on September 8, 2022HMRC is writing to wealthy individuals asking them for a telephone meeting before they submit their tax returns. But should you take part?
