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- HMRC Penalties - Luck of the Draw
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- Investors And Entrepreneurs – There’s A (Tax) Difference!
- Trading Income – An Unfair Assumption
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- The Phoenix must die
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- Spotting the self employed
- POAT: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire?
- Paying Your Tax – Before You Know How Much To Pay!
- How is the family? Penalties & Reasonable Excuse
- HMRC Enquiries : Should I stay or should I go?
- Tribunal demolishes HMRC's Penalties
- Interest Relief - Who Pays?
- Cars and Capital Allowances
- Unpaid Deductions: Company Owners Beware!
- Inheritance Tax - Whose money is it?
- Up to speed over the
- PPR : Tables turned on HMRC
- Spouse’s Wages – Legitimate Expense Or Tax Dodge?
- Personal Allowances and Dividend Income
- 2017/18 Provisions applying before the forthcoming Finance Bill
- PPR: Another Disapointed Taxpayer
- Tax Return Errors ; They Told Me To Do It!
- Directors’ Tax Returns Not Compulsory
- A contractor’s home is his office
- HMRC target tax status of media personalities
- Uncomplicating the UK Tax System - OTS
- 10 Pitfalls when claiming CGT PRR
- Purchase of Own Shares : An Entrepreneurs' Relief Trap
- Share Pooling and Entrepreneur’s Relief
- New £1,000 Allowance: Not all good news
- Employment Status Service Tool goes live
- Letting Property at below the market rate
- Cash Accounting: A Panacea for Landlords?
- Stamp Duty Land Tax What if I only buy part of the property?
- Land And Property – Going On An Adventure?
- A Welcome Suspension
- Selling Future Business Profits: Income Or Capital?
- Helping a daughter to buy a house: a SDLT question
- Furnished Holiday Lettings: Is Your Property ‘Special’?
- Overdrawn Directors’ Loans Accounts – Traps To Avoid
- Off-payroll rules have landed
- Business Partners – Do As You’re Told?
- Look no further
- Tax Return Enquiries: Check The Small Print!
- Transferring Rental Income – Anti-Avoidance Problems?
- APNs – more where they came from
- Director escapes company's PAYE debt
- Business Property Owners: Don’t Become A Contractor By Accident!
- HMRC launch Worldwide Disclosure Facility to cover undeclared overseas assets, income and gains
- Capital Allowances for Integral Fixtures
- A Tax Return HMRC Couldn’t Enquire Into!
- Hotels, Guesthouses And Motels Are Trading – Aren’t They?
- Successful Main Residence Relief Claimed After Only 52 Days
- Reforming IR35
- When does TAAR stick?
- Property Development Tax legislation published and effective from 5 July 2016
- Charging rent for business premises - A CGT pitfall
- Credit Card Sales disclosure campaign continues
- A Rough Guide to IHT
- Travel and Subsistence Expenses
- Is a property a residence for CGT?
- Lifetime IHT Planning - 3 Easy Wins
- SDLT on purchase of further residential property
- Entrepreneurs Relief - Making it Personal
- Private Residence Relief - Don't Lose The Plot
- HMRC Getting Dividend Tax Earlier
- Tax Planning Tips
- Trading Success for Day Trader in Shares
- Goodwill Payments to Employees were Income
- Be Certain on Winding Up
- Finance Bill 2016: Extension of averaging period for farmers
- Changes to the taxation of dividends
- Annual Investment Allowance
- Car and fuel charges under the spotlight
- Tax Charges On Company Cars
- Corporation Tax by Installment
- Too Late? Not Necessarily
- Dividends taxable as employment income
- Connected Parties and Tax Relief
- Food for thought
- Enquiries: Don't give HMRC an opportunity to raise extra tax
- Motor Bikes and Benefits in Kind
- Another PPR Case before the tribunal
- Tribunal overturns HMRC denial of special relief claim
- Timing is everything
- New report suggests half a million self-employed are bogus
- Money for nothing! Forfeited deposits on property
- Dividend Allowance Factsheet
- Getting the all clear from HMRC
- Penalties for errors - Keep them in suspense
- IR35 Where are we now?
- Late Tax Returns: Expecting sympathy from HMRC?
- Tax Return Estimates - Careless or Deliberate
- Something to declare?
- PRR: Tables Turned On HMRC
- Books and Records
- Preparing for a Meeting in an Enquiry case.
- Rejected for the sake of £4
- Rising from the Ashes - The Phoenixing Rules?
- VAT
- Can I Change my VAT Registration Date?
- Important new Vat rules for construction services from 2019
- Commercial Common Sense Wins Through
- Vat and teaching: It’s exempt isn’t it?
- Vat and Bicarb
- Vat and Hot Food
- Has HMRC Refused your VAT Registration?
- Vat : Lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed goods
- Input vat on cars : Again
- Vat on Service Charges
- UK Vat Claims - payment is just not enough
- Vat on Construction : What exactly is a new building?
- Printed Material is Zero-Rate isn’t it?
- More Vat Flat Rate Concerns
- Vat and Single Farm Payment Entitlements
- Why thinking about UK VAT is important
- VAT’s The Way To Do It
- Vat Bad Debt Relief and subsequent payments
- Backdating vat registration to claim setup costs?
- Pre-Registration Input VAT from European Supplier
- Vat Public Notices Updated
- Reed put to rest?
- Vat Place of Supply and Intermediary Services
- Taking the Strain out of Vat
- Vat Assessments
- Vat Registration issues on an Acquisition
- Vat and D.I.Y Builders Scheme
- Not so inspired VAT advice
- Vat and Children's Clothing: Fur Hats
- Vat on food for human consumption
- HMRC Clarify Position on Pre-Registration Input Tax
- Vat Property Pitfalls
- Vat and Adapted Vehicles
- More third party debt transfer
- Vat and Show Homes Furnishings
- Vat and the end of a car lease
- Minimising VAT on construction
- Brexit and VAT
- HMRC : Unjust enrichment : Non-profit making sports clubs
- VAT and Charities
- VAT and Telecommunications – New Reverse Charge
- Increased VAT on solar panels and other energy saving materials
- Government VAT Errors
- Changes to VAT groups: when is a member not a member?
- VAT and Charitable Purpose - a not very charitable decision
- An Antique Mystery
- VAT : When is property not property
- When can input VAT be reclaimed on purchases?
- Claiming input VAT on the construction of separate works
- The Pros and Cons of taking a VAT case to Tribunal
- Can you agree a deal with HMRC for VAT?
- VAT : Part-exchanges, barters and set offs
- VAT and Common Sense - When is Food Takaway?
- Mixed Thoughts on VAT for Mixed Supplies
- VAT Mini One Stop Shop - Additional Guidance
- Vat Refunds for Charities
- Credit (Note) where credit's due
- Is VAT Chargeable on Disbursements?
- Understanding the VAT Default Surcharge
- Contrasting Recent VAT Tribunal Decisions
- VAT and Relevant Residential Property
- Why contract details matter for VAT
- Southend United Loses on VAT Penalties
- VAT Schemes : Keeping It Simple
- Conversion of Property or a New Build brings possible VAT Reclaims
- Claiming VAT on expenditure prior to Registration
- VAT Relief on Bad Debts Revisited
- Vat on sales to EU question
- No Invoice, No Vat
- VAT Errors on Self-Billing
- Is Vat chargeable to a US resident for preparation of a UK Tax Return?
- Vat registration threshold exceed. But not for long
- Payroll & Employment
- IR35 : Employment Rights for Contractors Within IR35
- Zero Hour Contracts
- Job & Employment References
- Can we make staff work overtime?
- Protecting your state pension when Class 2 NIC is abolished
- BBC in talks with HMRC to reach solution over IR35
- Dealing with stress in the workplace
- IR35 consultation: how many times did HMRC miss the point?
- Employing Young Workers during the Summer Hols
- Soon be Summer : Summer holiday guidance
- Payment of CIS Tax
- Employment Status
- Gross misconduct or inappropriate behaviour: Can I just take immediate action and dismiss?
- Criminal Record Checks
- The Third Man
- Office Christmas Party Fears
- Expenses Regime Fit for Purpose – really?
- Employment tribunal refund scheme now open
- Clarifying status for employment rights and tax obligations
- Staff issues around Black Friday
- Get Real Over Loan Charge
- References for employment
- IR35 Public Sector Reform. The recruitment industry reports
- Contracts Stipulate 100% Liability for IR35
- Serial wind-ups will pay dividends
- IR35 Enquiries Update
- CIS repayments for Limited Company subcontractors
- The gig economy: employed or not?
- Holiday pay and Overtime
- Employed or Self-Employed?
- A Round Up of the Taylor Review
- Older Workers : Rights at work
- Securities in Respect of PAYE and NIC
- Why is the Auto Enrolment message failing to get across?
- Points Don’t Mean Prizes
- Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay
- Automatic Enrolment Obligations for SME's
- Outsourced Services Outside off Payroll
- New Minimum Wage Rates
- Payroll Changes for 2017/18
- Status Tool Ready by End of Month
- HMRC Claims Given the Chop
- I've been called up for Jury Service
- On Your Bike
- Fixed Term Work
- Overtime Laws
- It’s fast approaching Automatic Re-enrolment Time for larger businesses
- Emergency Leave
- What are the rules regarding Adoption for staff?
- Are Umbrella companies still relevant?
- Jury service
- Post Brexit what could happen to EU employees?
- IR35: Shape of things to come
- Advisory fuel rates from 1st March 2016
- Euro 2016 Staff Issues
- Help my staging date is in 2 months
- New Rules for Contractors working in the Public Sector
- Payrolling Benefits-in-Kind
- Bringing your staging date forward
- Guide to Personal Savings Allowance
- IR35 : Employment Status Indicator
- Employment Allowance restrictions can be circumvented
- Payroll Changes 2016/17
- Zero hours contracts
- Apprenticeships – What employers need to know
- Social media, defamation, data protection and privacy
- IR35 edging closer to ESI tool?
- S is for Scottish
- Travel Disruption
- Holiday Pay on Termination of Employment
- Reporting is the way forward
- Adieu Montpelier
- Social Media and Bullying
- Draft regulations on definition of an Apprentice
- PAYE Tax Refunds and Underpayments
- Clawing Back Overpayments
- Budget 2015 as it effects Payroll
- Summertime Blues
- Benefits in Kind : Changes Ahead
- Display Screens
- Older Workers Rights are Work
- IR35 End Clients should think twice
- Working in the Sun - steps employers should take
- Do you have to pay more for unsociable hours?
- P11D Errors to watch out for
- Can you trust HMRC when it comes to IR35?
- Auto Enrolment: What if I don't have any staff?
- Return of the Marriage Allowance
- Company Car Drivers and Online Amendments
- Tax Codes to Use from 6 April 2015
- Simple Guide to the 24 Month Rule
- Apprentices
- Are you doing enough to spot the signs of mental health in the workplace?
- Can Employees roll over holidays into 2015?
- Advice and Guidance on Shared Parental Leave
- Workplace Pensions are here, act now, it's the law
- Employment Allowance extended to Care and Support Workers
- Avoid Late RTI Penalties
- Jury Service and your Staff
- ESS Tool Deemed Untrustworthy
- Jury Service : What are employers obligations?
- Sexual Harassment
- Money Laundering
- Money Laundering Offence : Failure to Disclose
- OPBAS, UWOs and more. A Money Laundering update
- Trust and Company Service Providers: What exactly is one?
- Money Laundering : Business changes requiring notification
- New economic crime centre created
- HMRC Letter re ML Supervisory Fees
- Money laundering supervision: business inspections
- Money Laundering Regulations: risk assessments
- AML: Carry on Regardless
- HMRC anti-money laundering supervision goes online In 2017
- Don’t be complacent about MLR
- Changes to notify HMRC in respect of your money Laundering Registration
- Anti Money laundering : Doing it by the book
- Nominated officers and employee training
- Money Laundering : Risk Assessments
- Money Laundering Regulations : Business Inspection
- The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act receives Royal Assent
- Client Identification and Verification
- Tipping Off
- ML Regs : High Value Dealer Registration
- Matters to Report to NCA : Retentions and NMW
- Matters to Report to NCA : Mortgage Fraud
- When must you make a report to the NCA?
- Trust or Company Service Provider Registration
- How to report changes or cancel your registration with HMRC
- Money Laundering - Who's Who?
- Complying with Customer Due Diligence Requirements
- Money Laundering Compliance the Key Issues
- HMRC Visits to Businesses Registered with Them For MLR
- Enhanced HMRC Money Laundering Monitoring
- Do I Need Electronic Verification as well as obtain a Passport?
- Feedback from SOCA and Changes to EU Law
- Money Laundering Latest Update on Legal Privilege
- Penalties for failing to comply with MLR
- Money Laundering Regulations need to be taken Seriously
- Liquidation & Insolvency
- How will new insolvency rules affect creditors?
- Scam warning issued as company targeting the elderly is shut down
- The advantages of filing for Bankruptcy
- TAAR Very Much
- New Insolvency Measures
- Shadow, De Facto and De Jure Directors. Which are you?
- Want to complain about a Limited Company or its Directors?
- Can Bankruptcy Repel APNs?
- Can you act as a Director if you have been disqualified?
- Upfront Fees for Insolvency Process
- How to complain about an Insolvency Practitioner
- Changes to Bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order Limits
- Pre-Packs an Open Approach
- How to Wind Up a Partnership
- Continuity of Supplies by Utility Companies
- How to make someone bankrupt
- CVAs some common questions answered
- Consequences for a Director of Liquidating a Company
- Redundancy Payments Service Fact Sheet
- Disqualification - Crime Doesn't Pay!
- Top Tips on How to Handle Your Cash Flow
- Insolvency Terms
- Bankrupt's Home : What Happens?
- What if I can't afford to put my company into liquidation?
- What Happens to Directors Who Don't Play By The Book
- Close your Company to Avoid an IR35 Enquiry
- Easier access to a Bank Account for undischarged Bankrupts
- Some Common Questions asked by Directors on Liquidations
- HMRC
- Help to Save Initiative
- HMRC: The Standard for Agents
- You are wrong, we are right
- Good or Bad Tax Advice
- Agent Account Managers in HMRC
- 2019 Contractors Loan Charge
- Adjudicator's Office Report on HMRC and VOA
- OTS: Simplifying tax relief for fixed assets
- HMRC Changes to 64-8 procedure in certain cases
- New rules for taxation of termination payments
- HMRC : The Standard for Agents
- The Human Rights Act and penalties
- £95 million for local broadband
- Your guide to making a disclosure
- SA Penalties for late filing and late payment
- Scottish Income Tax Rates 2018/19
- Register your client's trust
- Money Laundering offenders to be named
- Card surcharge ban means no more nasty surprises for shoppers
- Tell HMRC about a Student Loan in your tax return
- Computers No Substitute for Humans
- Personal Savings Allowance
- Autumn Budget 2017: 25 things you need to know
- Money Laundering Regulations: your responsibilities
- Simple Assessment – ending the tax return
- Self Assessment: Penalties for late filing and late payment
- Risk-based penalties to continue
- SA302 Process by HMRC
- Agents Briefing
- HMRC's Penalty Regime Laid Bare
- Unannounced visits for inspections approved by the tribunal
- Check if you can get an additional Inheritance Tax threshold
- Tax-free allowance on property and trading income
- HMRC Helpsheet : Farmers and market gardeners
- The Card Transaction Disclosure Programme
- Chancellors letter to HM Treasury
- MTDfB Deferment
- Tax avoidance schemes- accelerated payments
- HMRC decisions: What you can do if you disagree
- Salary Sacrifice is changing from April 2017
- Personal Savings Allowance: How it works
- Changes to Corporation Tax forms from 19 September 2016
- When you can use Advisory Fuel Rates
- August 2016: The month HMRC caught up with some Consultations
- Changes to tax relief for residential landlords: how it's worked out, including case studies
- Guidance on CGT treatment of Employee Shareholder Shares
- Top ten things about the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme
- The New Lifetime ISA
- Application for registration as a charity for tax purposes
- HMRC Single Department Plan 2015 to 2020
- Tax Codes to use from 6 April 2016
- Class 2 & Class 4 National Insurance Consultation
- HMRC January Webinars
- David Gauke's speech to HMRC Stakeholder Conference December 2015
- SA302 : Update from HMRC
- HMRC announces rationale behind office closures
- Disclosing Tax Avoidance Schemes
- Technical Guide on Scottish Taxpayer Status
- Email scam addresses
- HMRC to issue Partial Closure notices
- Promoters of tax avoidance schemes (POTAS) or a tax adviser?
- Who declares and pays the High Income Child Benefit?
- Advisory Fuel rates from 1 September 2015
- Changes to HMRC’s free filing software for company tax returns
- 5p Charge for Plastic Bags
- Time to Pay Arrangements : Mandatory Direct Debit
- Restricting finance cost relief for individual landlords
- Phishing emails and bogus contacts
- Paying Harvest Casuals
- HMRC Delays are a Reasonable Excuse
- Key Tax Deadlines for Agents 2015/16
- What happens if you don't report payroll information on time
- Tax Changes effective from 1st April 2015
- Mortgage lenders, SA302 and Self Service Documents
- Help to Buy : ISA Guidance
- Making Tax Easier - The End of the Tax Return
- Genuine HMRC Emails and How to Recognise Them
- Dispatching your goods within the EU
- Move to GOV.UK
- Denying ER for disposals of goodwill to related companies
- 10 Things you need to know about tax avoidance
- Gone Phishing
- FATCA Frequently Asked Questions
- Tips on Surviving an HMRC Investigation
- Informal Consultation on HMRC's Anti Money Laundering Fees
- Jailed Ex ATT President has more problems
- HMRC We Have The Technology
- HMRC visits - by agreement or with advance notice
- Corp Tax - Mandatory online filing and the end of a company's lfe
- The OTS points the way to simplifying Corporation Tax
- Spring Statement - What you need to know
- Charities missing out on £600m extra funding
- Funny Tax Investigation Stories
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