05/Feb/2020Reviewing clients using VAT Flat Rate Scheme
If you have clients that have been adversely affected by the new 'limited cost trader' test that was introduced on 1 April 2017, you should consider whether it will be more
01/Feb/2020Reduced payment window for residential property gains
Currently, capital gains on the sale of residential property in the UK are reported on the self-assessment tax return and the total capital gains tax liability for the tax year […]
01/Feb/2020National Living Wage – Is your business ready for 1 April 2020?
From 1 April 2020, nearly three million workers are set to benefit from increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and minimum wage rates for younger workers, according to estimates […]
01/Feb/2020Year end checking of directors’ NICs
Topic: Year-end checking of directors’ NICs To prevent manipulation of the NIC earnings period rules to reduce contributions, directors liable to Class 1 contributions will have an annual earnings period, […]
01/Feb/2020Advisory and approved fuel rates – What are they and how are they claimed?
Topic:- Advisory and approved fuel rates – What are they and how are they claimed? The subject of allowable mileage rates for tax purposes often causes confusion as different rules […]
01/Feb/2020Reporting zero emission mileage vehicles – Changes from April 2020
From 6 April 2020, new appropriate percentage bands – and new lower charges for zero-emission mileage vehicles – will apply for company car tax purposes. From the same date, the […]
01/Feb/2020Trivial benefit traps – Contractual obligations
The trivial benefits exemption allows employers to provide employees with low cost benefits free of tax and National Insurance and any reporting obligations. For the purposes of the exemption, a […]
31/Jan/2020VAT Exemption on Certain Medical Diagnostic Services
In Wolf-Henning Peters (Peters)(C-700/17), the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) concluded that certain medical diagnostic services provided by a doctor to a laboratory could qualify for VAT exemption. […]
30/Jan/2020Tax Diary February/March 2020
1 February 2020 – Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 30 April 2019.
19 February 2020 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 February 2020. (If you
29/Jan/2020New tax deadline for property sales
The 6 April 2020 will see a seismic change in the deadline for UK residents that sell a residential property when Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale is due. Currently, the due
29/Jan/2020Reminder to keep company records
A recent County Court case serves as an important reminder to comply with the requirements to preserve and maintain proper company accounting records. The case concerned a fast
29/Jan/2020Brexit coin issued
The Government has announced that a new 50 pence coin entered into circulation on 31 January to mark the UK’s departure from the European Union. The new coin, which was




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