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The Scottish parliament is to take over responsibility for income tax and welfare benefits in the most significant devolution of taxes thus far. Changes to

Many business readers of this blog will have their accounting year end set to coincide with the tax year end. For convenience, the end of

The government has launched a public information campaign to ensure everyone knows what the State Pension changes mean for them. With just over 500 days

Readers who still need to file their 2014 self-assessment tax return may be asking themselves what’s the rush? After all, the deadline for filing the

It would seem that errant directors are not only being pursued by HMRC for sloppy accounting procedures. The Insolvency Service is now taking a more

There are a number of personal assets that you can sell without a risk that you are creating a CGT liability. They include: your car

From March 2015 (subject to Parliamentary approval), the Child Maintenance Service and Child Support Agency (CSA) will begin sharing certain information about the payment records

There are precious few opportunities to make an arrangement after the end of a tax year, and carry the benefit back to impact tax liabilities

There is much evidence that dubious characters can masquerade as bona fide business people by calling themselves directors and wrapping themselves in the cloak of

If you are involved in planning the staff Christmas party for your firm don’t forget to consider the Income Tax and VAT consequences. Here’s a

The Government has announced changes that should standardise, and in most cases reduce, the charges made to administer funds on behalf of contributors. Draft regulations

If you let a room or rooms in your main home you will not pay any tax on rents received as long as the gross

 1 November 2014 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 January 2014.  19 November 2014 – PAYE and NIC deductions

  HM Revenue and Customs has sent notices to tax avoidance scheme users to pay over £250 million of disputed tax under the Accelerated Payments

There can be savings, particularly for employers, if a worker can be paid as a self-employed person. This is particularly so in the construction industry