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This handy checklist should help you to feel more ready for GDPR. Awareness All staff / principals are aware of...

Keeping records makes good business sense! How long should you keep them? This really depends on the type of entity...

On 14 February 2018, the Government’s Tax Free Childcare Scheme was opened up to all children under the age of...

Making Tax Digital is the government’s way of getting businesses to keep digital records and report them in real time....

This is actually a really easy one to answer. If you had a leaking toilet would you fix it yourself...

Chartered Accountant A chartered accountant must have undertaken a chartered qualification and will be members of a chartered body, such...

Capital gains tax is paid on the profit you make when you sell an asset that has increased in value. ...

Landlords used to be able to deduct 100% of their mortgage interest tax relief when calculating taxable profit.  In April...

HMRC introduced a simpler way to collect tax in September 2017 which will hopefully take up to 2 million people...

The world is awash with online book-keeping software and it does give more choice.  There are a number of options...

Subject Access Requests (SAR) are written requests from an individual or their representative for access to the personal information that...

Everyone can access their personal tax account on HMRC’s gateway.  You can start using this service over on the .gov...

It’s always a bit of shock the first time you submit a self assessment tax return and realise that you...

The P11D form is used to report benefits in kind.  These are items or services which you (or your employees)...

HMRC says that it receives thousands of reports of fraudulent tax refund messages every year. This is part of a...

We’ve had a few clients that have contacted us to ask us how to pay their Self Assessment tax online....

Did you know that the Government can help the self-employed with childcare costs? Tax-Free Childcare is a government scheme that...

Whether you are a Limited Company veteran or just starting out for the first time, the HMRC rules on company...

The minimum contributions you must pay into your staff’s pension scheme are shown in the table below. Minimum contributions are...

A P60 is your proof of income for the whole tax year.   It is a summary of all your pay...

There are many people who become “accidental landlords” and don’t realise that they should be declaring their rental income. HMRC’s...

Whether you’re a company director or an employee, you may need to claim for fuel and business mileage. Motor expenses...

Corporation tax late filing penalties are applied when companies fail to file their tax return by the official deadline. Even...

The answer to this is yes, however you need to consider if this is the right move for you. If...

We’ve had a few clients that have contacted us to ask us how to pay their PAYE online. So we...

We’ve had a few clients that have contacted us to ask us how to pay their Corporation tax online. So...

For the tax year 2020-2021, the government plan to cut BIK (Benefit In Kind) tax rates for zero-emissions company cars down from...

IR35 off-payroll rules will be introduced to the private sector on the 6th April 2020, affecting a large number of contractors....

The National Minimum Wage is the minimum pay per hour almost all workers are entitled to by law.

Not sure how much maternity pay your employees are entitled to? You can use the maternity and paternity calculator for...