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GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DATE OF SUMMER BUDGET 65+ GUARANTEED GROWTH BONDS A SUCCESS HMRC ISSUE GUIDANCE ON VAT RECLAIMS BY QUALIFYING CHARITIES HMRC PAYROLL GUIDANCE – HARVEST CASUALS AND CASUAL BEATERS DRIVING LICENCE PAPER COUNTERPART NO LONGER VALID ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DATE OF SUMMER BUDGET The Chancellor of the Exchequer George…

PARLIAMENTARY PROCESSES LATEST LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS WARNING OVER PENSION SCAMS TPR GUIDANCE FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS WITH NO ‘STAFF’ LACK OF AWARENESS OF VAT RULES P11D FORMS – DON’T GET THEM WRONG VAT FUEL SCALE CHARGES VAT RECOVERY ON CAR-DERIVED VANS AND COMBI VANS PARLIAMENTARY PROCESSES With the voting underway in today’s General Election there are…

IT TAKES A TEAM TO PICK A PLUM BUDGET 2015 PERSONAL TAX RATES AND ALLOWANCES TAX BANDS AND RATES FOR 2015/16 STARTING RATE OF TAX FOR SAVINGS INCOME PROPOSED PERSONAL ALLOWANCES TO COME PERSONAL SAVINGS ALLOWANCE HELP TO BUY ISA PENSION FREEDOMS FOR THOSE WITH ANNUITIES NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE RISES AUTO ENROLMENT GUIDANCE FOR SMALL…

The Budget 2015 George Osborne presented the final Budget of this Parliament on Wednesday 18 March 2015. In his speech the Chancellor reported ‘on a Britain that is growing, creating jobs and paying its way’. Towards the end of 2014 the government issued many proposed clauses of Finance Bill 2015 together with updates on consultations….

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FINES FOR THOSE WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH PENSIONS AUTO ENROLMENT REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW MARRIED COUPLES TAX BREAK CHARITIES DIGITAL SERVICE LAUNCHED PAYE END OF YEAR – PAY ON TIME REMINDER HMRC CONCESSION FOR LATE RTI RETURNS AND PAYMENTS ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS CAR BENEFITS ONLINE   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY…

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON NEW ‘FIT FOR WORK’ SERVICE ACCELERATED PAYMENT NOTICES HMRC WARN OF PHISHING EMAIL SCAM AUTO ENROLMENT LETTERS AND UPDATED THRESHOLDS GOVERNMENT WANTS SUGGESTIONS FOR BUDGET 2015 PENSION WISE STRONG DEMAND FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS ‘PENSIONER BONDS’   January 2015 saw the usual period of collating those last minute tax returns but for…

CHANGES TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SCHEME (CIS) VAT AND DIGITAL SERVICES 1,773 ‘HAPPY RETURNS’ AT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PAY AND OVERTIME UPDATE TAX ON THE DIVERTED PROFITS DUBBED THE NEW ‘GOOGLE TAX’ SOLICITORS’ TAX CAMPAIGN RTI: FILING PENALTIES AND APPEALS   CHANGES TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SCHEME (CIS) The government has announced that it will implement…

AUTUMN STATEMENT STAMP DUTY LAND TAX (SDLT) INCORPORATION – RESTRICTION OF RELIEF FOR GOODWILL AND ENTREPRENEURS’ RELIEF EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS CHANGES AHEAD PERSONAL ALLOWANCES AND TAX BANDS 2015/16 STARTING RATE OF TAX FOR SAVINGS INCOME HOLIDAY PAY AND OVERTIME ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS DO YOU EMPLOY ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21? GIFT AID…

WALKER THOMPSON NEWS PENSION FLEXIBILITY HMRC CREDIT CARD SALES CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE OPPORTUNITY IR35 BUSINESS ENTITY TESTS HMRC TO COLLECT MORE DEBT THROUGH TAX CODES VAT ON ‘SNOWBALLS’ ACAS GUIDANCE ON NEW SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE RULES PARTIES FOR EMPLOYEES 2012/13 TAX GAP   WALKER THOMPSON NEWS We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new…

MIS-SOLD INTEREST RATE HEDGING PRODUCTS GIFT AID AND FREE ADMISSION UK BROADBAND VOUCHER SCHEME OVERHAULED LATEST FAKE ‘HMRC’ PHISHING SCAM DEADLINE FOR ‘PAPER’ SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS LATEST LABOUR MARKET EMPLOYMENT FIGURES   MIS-SOLD INTEREST RATE HEDGING PRODUCTS Following a review of the way some banks sold Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP), some businesses are…