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Planning to sell your business is not a process for the faint hearted. You have likely spent many years building your business and the last

UK residents, whose Swiss banking arrangements have been disclosed to HMRC under the UK/Swiss tax agreement, have started to receive follow up letters from HMRC.

Wednesday 4th December 2013: Autumn Statement It has been announced that George Osborne will be presenting his Autumn Statement to Parliament at 12.30pm, Wednesday 4th

Dare we hope? In the third quarter of 2013 the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.8%. Don’t be dismayed by the small percentage.

If you managed to acquire Post Office shares at 330p per share you will have been presently surprised by the opening price on the London

The Chancellor announced the creation of a NICs Employment Allowance in the 2013 Budget. This is planned to start on 6 April 2014 and moved

Sir Richard has decided to leave the UK and live in his holiday home. He wants more time to surf, kite surf, play tennis and

We have enough information about the UK’s economic woes to keep us depressed for many years to come. Every week we are told why sustainable

A number of trade associations have issued warnings to their members recently. They are concerned that HMRC are making an issue of business mileage recording.

It has been announced that the new Single-Tier State Pension will start, subject to Parliamentary approval, April 2016. The original proposals for the new system

One of the major accountancy bodies, the Association of Certified Accountants, has reminded home based entrepreneurs that they can make a valid claim, for tax

 From 6 April 2014 the pensions’ lifetime allowance will be reduced to £1.25 million from the present level of £1.5 million. If you have already

The acronym stands for Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings. The tax was introduced in April 2013 to discourage ownership of property in an “envelope” that

HMRC was given new powers from 1st September 2013 to request information from UK’s merchant acquirers – the companies that process card payment transactions. This

 1 October 2013 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 December 2012.  19 October 2013 – PAYE and NIC deductions