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Pensions changes 31 October self assessment deadline European case may boost paternity rights The Equality Act 2010 Enhanced capital allowances changes Changes to NIC cards E101 changes Increase in the standard rate of VAT   Pensions changes Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP has announced a series of changes to the pension rules….

The facts below are extracts taken from a wide variety of professional & trade press articles following the Budget of Chancellor George Osborne. The proposals set out within the Budget speech will be ratified in due course through The Finance Act 2012 although some measures were introduced as part of the previous announcements.  In most…

We are delighted to welcome a new member of staff to Walker Thompson. Sharan Bansal has joined our bookkeeping and payroll department working alongside Tamar Smith. The recruitment is helping us to meet the needs of our expanding portfolio of clients and is part of our ongoing strategy. We feel she is going to make…

Sickness Advisory fuel rates for company cars  HMRC warn of e-mail scam  HMRC’s Basic PAYE Tools update  Enterprise research centre  Tax credits renewal deadline  P11D Errors HMRC Bereavement Service  Small donations to charities  HMRC issue guidance on IR35   SICKNESS There seems to be the usual illnesses and infections doing the rounds at this time…

Real Time Information – get ready  Six new taskforces launched by HMRC  Working beyond state pension age End of Employment Settlement  P11D deadline looming – avoid rejections No cap on reliefs for charitable giving  No VAT increase on pasties     REAL TIME INFORMATION – GET READY   In April 2013 HMRC are introducing a…

Walker Thompson on YouTube The Tax Return Initiative Pensions Auto Enrolment Real Time Information Guide to importing and exporting Online Starting In Business Tax Guide Olympics and Business Fuel Duty HMRC announce new taskforces WALKER THOMPSON ON ‘YouTube’ We do not expect to see the 71 million hits for the Talking Babies or the dog in…

HMRC REVEALS MOST WANTED TAX FUGITIVES HMRC ISSUE NEXT ROUND OF SELF ASSESSMENT PENALTIES ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS SUNDAY TRADING HOURS REFORM HOLIDAY PAY AND SICKNESS CASE TESCO FACES POTENTIAL FINES FOR ILLEGALLY EMPLOYING FOREIGN WORKERS LISTED PLACES OF WORSHIP GRANT SCHEME HMRC LAUNCH NEW P46 FOR EMPLOYERS COASTAL COMMUNITIES FUND EMPLOYER EMAIL…

AUTUMN STATEMENT 2012 CHECK YOUR NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER WHAT IS A CAR, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OR MOTOR HOME FOR VAT? VAT GUIDANCE SEED ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME GUIDE  NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE RATES  GET PAID: A GUIDE FOR OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF SMALL BUSINESSES  HMRC LAUNCH TRACKER – WHERE’S MY REPLY? DOES YOUR BUSINESS STILL NEED AN AUDIT?…

INSOLVENCY – PLAN TO AVOID IT! HIGH INCOME CHILD BENEFIT CHARGE LETTERS TOO LATE FOR ‘PAPER’ SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS PLANS FOR A NEW TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT RTI – CLOSING PAYROLL SCHEMES GUIDANCE ON RECLAIMING NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS PAID IN ERROR HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE FEE FOR INTERVENTION RETIREMENT FUNDS SET TO FALL HMRC…

In this month’s e-news we report on HMRC’s expanded online VAT service and the latest round of HMRC campaigns. Please contact us if you would like any further details on any of the issues covered. THE AUTUMN STATEMENT CHANGES TO VAT ONLINE SERVICES HMRC CLOSE IN ON ‘TAX CHEATS’ HMRC ANNOUNCE LATEST TARGETS UPDATED APPROACH…