Investing in new equipment for your business?
The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) provides 100% first year tax relief for qualifying expenditure on plant and machinery. It can be claimed by an individual, partnership or company carrying on a
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Selling digital services to EU based customers
There are a number of VAT issues to consider if you are selling digital services from the UK to consumers based in other EU countries. Since 1 January 2015, the place of supply rules for these types
Bereavement payments
The Bereavement Allowance was a weekly benefit that was payable to certain widows, widowers, or surviving civil partners whose spouse or civil partner died before 6 April 2017. Prior to that date, it
Acas publishes guidance for employers on overtime
Acas has published new guidance for employers on overtime. The guidance highlights the importance of setting out overtime terms in employment contracts or staff handbooks and urges employers to keep
Government publishes changes to the UK Immigration Rules
The government has published a new Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules. The main change is to exempt all doctors and nurses from the annual Tier 2 (General) visa limit. The Tier 2
Law firms to be required to publish prices for defending some types of employment tribunal claim
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that all regulated law firms will be required to publish information on the prices that they charge, and what these cover, across a range of
Tax Diary July/August 2018
1 July 2018 - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 30 September 2017. 6 July 2018 - Complete and submit forms P11D return of benefits and expenses and P11D(b) return of Class 1A
Tax-Free childcare in the school holidays
The results of a new YouGov poll published by HMRC has revealed that some 30% of parents polled are worried about balancing their job and school holiday childcare, and 54% of parents admitted they
Final reminder to submit P11D forms
Employers are reminded that the deadline for submitting the 2017-18 forms P11D, P11D(b) and P9D, is 6 July 2018. P11D forms are used to provide information to HMRC on all Benefits in Kind (BiKs),
Check if company is in liquidation
There are a number of way you can check if a company is in liquidation. This can include looking on the Companies House register. Companies House is responsible for maintaining a register of company