Leading up to yesterday’s Budget there was speculation that Philip Hammond would announce some major shake-ups to certain aspects of the taxation system. This was fuelled by the Budget earlier in the year being relatively uneventful and the political environment having changed substantially in the months since then. However, save for one change, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered another ...read more
Now that the Christmas tree has been removed and the decorations packed away, it’s that time to face the dreaded task you’ve been putting off all year – your personal tax return. For those of you doing this for the first time, it might seem daunting, but we will hopefully ease some of that and run you through the whole ...read more
The New Year’s resolution is an age-old tradition whereby, at the start of a new calendar year, people set themselves a goal (or sometimes multiple goals if they are feeling particularly greedy), be it changing an aspect of their lives or perhaps achieving an objective. Invariably, the life-span of the average New Year’s resolution is similar to that of the ...read more
Childcare Vouchers offer a highly tax-efficient way of remunerating employees with children, and could save them as much as £930 over the year. What's more, employers also save on their employer’s national insurance costs. It's a win-win situation for employers and employees. Check out our infographic below for the key info:
One of the announcements in this week’s Autumn Statement is the planned introduction of digital tax accounts. 10 million individuals and 5 million small businesses will be the first to have access to their accounts from early 2016, and by 2020 the rollout will include all individuals in the UK. The digital accounts will essentially be a ‘one stop shop’ for ...read more
A tip or gratuity is an amount of money that is paid, voluntarily, by a customer or client in addition to the sum they are required to pay for the good or service they have received. The voluntary aspect is the key distinction between a tip and service charge, which is compulsory. If you work in an industry in which ...read more
Since 2006, dentists have been able to incorporate their businesses, and many have chosen to do so because of the benefits it can provide. However, some dentists discovered that the contracts they had with their local NHS trust could not be transferred to the newly created company. One solution to this problem is to continue to run both the old ...read more
As an update to our previous blog Guide to Maternity Leave we've got some good news: parents can now share part of their 52 weeks of maternity leave. Starting from April 2015 a new scheme was introduced to help parents more efficiently organise their time to take care of their new born in its first year. This replaces the previous ...read more
The new season of the Barclays Premier League is nearly upon us, which means that there are only a few weeks left for managers (or owners who think they are managers) to splash some cash on a marquee signing or two before the transfer window shuts. Given the extremely large amounts of money that can change hands when a player ...read more
Despite general support of the Chancellor’s announcement that the corporation tax rate would be decreasing from 20% to 18% over the next five years, many caution the international impact of the decision. Although there are seven other countries in the G20 with lower effective corporation tax rates, George Bull of Baker Tilly warns that the ‘drift towards ever-lower rates of corporation tax in ...read more
