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NON STATUTORY EXPENSES GIFT AID SMALL DONATIONS SCHEME GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES ‘SUPPORTING AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT’ SINGLE COMPLIANCE PROCESS TAX RETURN AMNESTY  EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP REAL TIME INFORMATION AND ANNUAL SCHEMES HMRC ANNOUNCE LATEST TASKFORCES   NON STATUTORY EXPENSES HMRC have introduced an optional system of ‘simpler income tax for smaller businesses’ which takes effect from April 2013…

REAL TIME INFORMATION AND PAYING HMRC ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS HMRC GUIDANCE FOR CHARITY SHOPS HMRC ANNOUNCE EXTENSION TO RELAXATION ON RTI LATEST EMPLOYMENT AND PAY STATISTICS NEW 0300 HELPLINE NUMBERS DOWNLOAD BASIC PAYE TOOLS REAL TIME INFORMATION AND PAYING HMRC HMRC are reminding employers that they need to pay their PAYE liabilities…

RETENTION OF TITLE RTI ANNUAL SCHEMES AND GUIDANCE ON PAYMENT DATE STATUTORY RESIDENCE INDICATOR HMRC GATHER EXTRA £220M FROM HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS NEW EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDER STATUS FINALLY LAW THE QUEEN HAS ANNOUNCED THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME TAX CREDITS RENEWALS AND SCAM EMAILS EXPENSES AND BENEFITS ONLINE FORMS RETENTION OF TITLE We have been contacted recently…

We often think that HMRC are interested only in collecting in tax due by way of cash into the Treasury. During the last month however we have seen a position emerge where HMRC are keen to deny tax relief which would otherwise have been due and would have reduced a taxpayer’s liability. Under Self Assessment…

PERSONAL ALLOWANCE UP TO £10,000 FROM 2014/15 NATIONAL INSURANCE – £2,000 EMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE NEW SCHEME FOR TAX FREE CHILDCARE SUPPORT FOR THE HOUSING MARKET RTI ‘RELAXATION’ FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS EMPLOYER END OF YEAR FORMS REMINDER TO THOSE WITH CHILD BENEFIT AND HIGHER INCOMES HMRC PUBLISH NAMES OF DELIBERATE DEFAULTERS…

Extra national insurance burden ahead Special Annual Allowance charge – new limits for 2009/10 Bank payroll tax Offshore disclosure extension Changes to the advisory fuel rates from 1 December 2009 HMRC warn of more scam emails Tax relief on nursery vouchers Cross-border VAT changes 2010 Bad weather advice Capital Gains Tax   Extra national insurance…

Gift Aid Transitional Relief Reducing employers’ administration NMW changes Salary sacrifice arrangements Penalties ‘Paper’ tax return deadline looming Licence to bring in migrant workers VAT treatment of charity challenge events Careless drivers   Gift Aid Transitional Relief Charities are entitled to claim a tax repayment in respect of gift aid donations made by individuals. The…

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…