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Beware the Taxman is coming and he means business!
In the recent past HM Revenue and Customs brought only a small number of criminal prosecutions for tax evasion and these were normally where there was...
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Extra Corporation Tax Relief for the Creative Sector
If you run a business involving the creation of animation programmes, high-end TV programmes, or video games, you can look forward to extra tax relief...
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One month left to declare second home sales profits
HMRC has warned that individuals who have sold properties which are not their main homes, and have not informed the tax authority about any profit,...
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Change the way you commute
Born out of despondence and boredom of listening to the same depressing news daily, I recently took upon myself to start listening to audio books in...
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HMRC offers ‘second chance’ for outstanding tax returns
HMRC has launched a new campaign aimed at taxpayers who have failed to submit their self assessment tax returns for previous years. The campaign gives...
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Insurance with real tax advantages for your company
Where your company pays for life insurance, it usually results in a tax bill on the cost of premiums, any policy pay-out or both. But if you’re...
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Should LLPs Incorporate?
A consultation document has been published on an HMRC attempt to stop what they believe are artificial profit and loss allocation schemes involving...
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Why I think Xero is the best Cloud package ever!
I had a very interesting phone call with a client of mine today regarding bookkeeping software. He currently uses Quickbooks and wanted to look at a...
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HMRC are at it again!
I read a very interesting article written by Richard Crisp from Hudson Contact about a new and worrying approach undertaken by HMRC in the...
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Overdue VAT only £2.5bn, well it’s better than last year!
I recently read a very interesting article stating that businesses in the UK owe HMRC £2.5bn in overdue VAT. The good news from the taxman’s point...
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HMRC to contact up to 5m over incorrect tax
HMRC estimates suggest up to 5m people may have paid an incorrect amount of tax in 2012/2013. The department has begun its end of year reconciliation...
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An interesting case of home-to-work travel
The tribunal recently ruled in a case involving what counts as business mileage. This decision might have serious and wide ranging consequences for...
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Where have all the Steves gone?
There was a time when we celebrated original thinkers. We understood that people who see the world differently, who express contrary opinions, who...
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Bitter taste of £1bn tax bill for cafe owner
The owner of a small, Manchester café ‘nearly fell over’ after receiving a tax bill of nearly £1bn. Florence Coke, who runs the independent...
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Bikes, beer and perfect scenery
The training is going well despite the typical British weather. George and Suda seem to be getting in the miles however I’m not sure how they are...
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