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Saving to pay tax
If you are employed, or receive a pension from a non-State provider, any tax you should pay is probably deducted before payment under the PAYE
Dying without a Will, bad idea
Many people die without making a Will. In legal terms, this means they die “intestate”. When this happens, the estate must be shared out according
Minimum Wage legislation
No-one is going to complain if you pay more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage rates – which ever applies. However, there
Tax Diary August/September 2017
1 August 2017 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 October 2016. 19 August 2017 – PAYE and NIC deductions
Making Tax Digital E common sense prevails
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the government’s latest attempt to fully digitise the process of collecting data from taxpayers so they can speed up the
Director minimum salary levels 2017-18
Many director shareholders take a minimum salary and any balance of remuneration as dividends. This tends to reduce National Insurance Contributions, and in some case
Rangers tax scheme kicked into touch
There has been a long running tax case rumbling through the lower courts on the use of a device called an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)
Possible changes to tax rules for companies
There is a government department, the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS), that has been charged with investigating ways that the UK’s tax rules can be
Uniforms, work clothing and tools
It is possible to claim for the cost of repairing or replacing small tools you need to do your job as an employee (for example,
Tax credits renewals deadline 31 July 2017
The deadline to renew a claim for tax credits is 31 July 2017. This time last year, HMRC announced that over 400,000 claimants had still
Reminders for landlords
Making Tax Digital Until a recent announcement, landlords were going to be drawn into the requirement to upload quarterly details about their property businesses to
Excessive credit card charges to be axed
The government is unveiling new rules that will mean card-charging in Britain – where people can be charged 20% extra for purchases like a flight
Finance Bill No2 2017
To accommodate the May 2017 election, the government rolled-over items in the Mach 2017 budget for consideration later this year. HMRC have now confirmed that
Making Tax Digital – common sense prevails
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the government’s latest attempt to fully digitise the process of collecting data from taxpayers so they can speed up the
Tax payments due 31 July 2017
If you are self-employed, or registered for self-assessment, we are approaching “that” time of the year: your second instalment on account for 2016-17, is due