Makesworth Accountants are proud to announce our selection as a finalist in the Best Brand Building category of the British Accounting Marketing Awards 2019 – the only awards for

Makesworth Accountants are proud to have sponsored 1st Prize Veteran in the prestigious event – The 17th Gurkha Cup 2019 organized by Tamu Dhee Association UK. We would like to

Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2019

The Finance Monthly Taxation Awards 2019 recognised Makesworth as ‘Tax Investigations Team of the Year – UK’ for delivering quality results

1 June 2019 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 August 2018.

19 June 2019 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 June 2019. (If you pay your tax

Employees can often reimburse their employers for benefits provided in order to lessen their taxable benefits and thereby reduce or avoid a tax charge. This is referred to in the

The new National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates came into effect on 1 April 2019. The NLW first came into effect on 1 April 2016 and is the minimum hourly

There are a number of reasons why you may need to register with HMRC to submit a tax return. This could include:

if you are self-employed and earning more than £1,000 per

The Company Unique Taxpayer References (UTR) is the primary identifier for the company and should be used whenever HMRC is contacted and when tax returns are filed.

When a new

Historically, the term bed and breakfasting (sale and repurchase) of shares referred to transactions whereby someone sold shares one day and bought them back the next morning. This

The assessment of self-employed or partnerships profits is usually relatively straight-forward if the accounting date – the date to which accounts are prepared – falls between 31

Where a freeholder (or landlord) of a property grants a new lease to a new tenant there are sometimes upfront payments due, usually known as a lease premium. The payments of these

Starting from April 2019, most VAT-registered businesses that have a taxable turnover over £85,000 are required to keep their VAT records digitally and use Making Tax Digital