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Individuals, who are considering the purchase of a second home, or a buy-to-let property, would be advised to complete their purchase before 1 April 2016.

From January 2016 the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is changing. Savers have one month left to adjust their bank deposits to the new limits.

Announcements for businesses Support for smaller businesses The Chancellor reported that the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises now employ 15.6 million people, up from

The Summer Budget changes formally completed their progress through the legislative process and received royal assent on 18 November 2015. We have summarised in this

 A reminder that delays created by legal action to block this new scheme mean that it will not be rolled out until early 2017, a

Over the next few years changes announced by George Osborne in the Summer Budget 2015 may have profound effects on the level of rents and

 It was bound to happen some time… At present there are considerable savings in National Insurance contributions to be made if a minimal amount is

Generally speaking, HMRC will communicate with you by sending a letter or calling you. It will never ask for personal details by email. Accordingly, you

 You can appeal to HMRC against a penalty for: Late filing of a return Paying tax after the due date Failing to pay all the

In a major boost for pioneering small businesses, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, recently launched a new plan outlining how government will

Many owners of VWs will be peeved that they may have been misled if the recent revelations regarding published CO2 levels are confirmed: they will

In order to increase tax revenues  the Treasury is faced with a conundrum: To increase rates of tax charged and hope that this does not

There is barely three months left until the deadline for filing Self Assessment returns for 2014-15 passes. After 31 January 2016 automatic late filing penalties

There are still reliefs you may be able to claim that will reduce your business rates. The process depends on where you are based: Business

 1 November 2015 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 January 2015.  19 November 2015 – PAYE and NIC deductions