What is your business staging date

Jun 01, 2015

Pensions’ automatic enrolment is not going to go away. Businesses have begun to receive notification of their staging date: the date on which pension arrangement under the scheme should be in place.

 According…

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Reclaiming VAT input tax prior to registration

Jun 01, 2015

Once you have registered your business for VAT the first thing you should consider is the possibility of reclaiming input tax on purchases of goods and services prior to registration.

 This…

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Attempts to defraud a liquidator punished by courts

Jun 01, 2015

A court order appointing a Provisional Liquidator was made by the High Court in March 2014 against Parkwell Investments Ltd, based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The order removed the company’s officers…

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Tax Diary June/July 2015

Jun 01, 2015

 1 June 2015 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 August 2014.

 19 June 2015 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 June 2015. (If you pay your tax electronically…

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Clothing giant Next loses tax avoidance case

May 28, 2015

High street retailer Next has been hit with a £22.4m tax bill after a court ruled the firm’s complex tax scheme was artificial tax avoidance.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) successfully challenged…

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New Business Secretary rolls back red tape

May 27, 2015

Sajid Javid set out his priorities for supporting Britain's small businesses last week. Here’s a summary of what he said:

Over the next 5 years, we’ll build on the success of ‘One in,…

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George Osborne - second Budget announced

May 22, 2015

The first Budget of the new parliament is to be delivered by George Osborne on July 8th.

Apart from tying up loose ends from the spring Budget the Chancellor will make a number…

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Directors jailed for contempt of court

May 19, 2015

Two Directors and a Company Secretary have been jailed for contempt of court relating to a £7.7m VAT fraud, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A court order appointing…

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Business investment 2015

May 15, 2015

Is this a good time to invest if you are in business?

Actual business investment in the UK fell in the last quarter of 2014. This was largely driven by the reduction of investment in North…

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