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BUDGET DAY 24th MARCH 2010
The Government has finally confirmed that the last Budget before the election will be on 24 th March. Although many announcements have been made in the pre-budget report of December 2009, the...
PAYE - online filing and penalties
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent alert to employers – important PAYE changes are coming this spring, so make sure you’re prepared for them. HMRC is writing to all...
Pension Reform 2012 - A Reminder
From 2012 all employers will have to offer a pension scheme to their employees aged between 22 and the State Pension Age, earning over £5,035 (indexed by earnings inflation from 2007). The...
HMRC warns of tax refund scam
HM Revenue and Customs have issued an important security message, as follows: “An email from 'HMRC Online services - test@test.com ' is being issued, stating the recipient has 1 new...
Doctors and dentists targeted by HMRC in “professionals campaign”
HMRC Inspectors are launching an investigation into white collar workers in an attempt to reduce tax evasion, reports the Daily Telegraph. The campaign will target professionals earning over...
Pre-Budget Report 2009 - Summary
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, presented the 2009 pre-Budget report today. Although there appear to be no fundamental changes to the tax regime, the key points relating to taxation and benefits...
Pre-Budget Report 2009
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, is due to present the 2009 Pre-Budget Report on Wednesday 12 December 2009 at 12.30. Details of his announcements will be summarised on this site shortly after his...
Major Changes to Place of Supply VAT Rules from 1st January 2010
The aim of the changes is to reduce the number of transactions where the supplier in a business to business (B2B) sale charges VAT to an overseas customer. The rules prior to 31 st December mainly...
Change in VAT rate - reminder
On 1 st January 2010 the rate of VAT will revert to 17.5% from the temporary rate of 15%. The change will affect fuel scale charges as well as sales and purchases. HMRC have issued...
New Intestacy Rules
From 1 st February 2009 the law has changed the amounts that are distributed where a person dies intestate, ie without leaving a will. Where the deceased leaves a spouse, civil partner and...
Business rates review
During October all businesses will receive their new business rates valuation, together with a breakdown of how it has been calculated. The new valuations will form the basis of business rates bills...
Tax relief on childcare vouchers to end
From 2015 the tax and national insurance exemptions on employer childcare vouchers will cease. The voucher scheme will still run but there will no longer be any tax incentive to use it. From April...
Registrar of Companies implementation of Companies Act 2006
New Registrar’s Rules implementing the final elements of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 1 October 2009. From 1 October all accounts filed must include the company’s registered...
New rules on tipping waiting staff
From 1 st October it will be illegal for the hospitality industry to use tips to make up staff wages. Restaurants will have to pay salaries in full and this will also incur National Insurance on the...
Treasury targets construction contractors
HM Treasury have launched a consultation targeting 300,000 subcontractors supplying labour only services. It is proposed that the contractors must satisfy 3 key tests or be deemed to be employed. ...
Compulsory Online VAT Return Submission
HM Revenue & Customs plans to phase out paper VAT Returns from April 2010. After that date, if your turnover is over £100,000 - or if you are newly VAT registered - you will have to...
Additional Director Appointed
It gives us great pleasure to announce that as from 1 July 2009, Watling & Hirst will be welcoming Tony Rose as a new director. Tony has been working as a director in practice in and around the...
2009 Budget
T he Chancellor, Alistair Darling, presented his budget on 22 April 2009. A brief summary of the major headlines is given below. The impact of these changes and the opportunities and threats that...
Revenue Business Payment Support
From 24 November 2008, H M Revenue & Customs introduced a new, dedicated Business Support Service designed to meet the needs of businesses affected by the current economic conditions. ...
VAT clawback deadline is 31 March 2009
Businesses are being reminded that the date by which they can claim a special, one-off refund on past VAT payments is 31 March 2009. VAT -registered firms have until then to submit a claim for...
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