What are the new rules for Benefits in Kind?
The deadline for filing the 2016/17 Return of Benefits in kind (P11D) is 6 July 2017. With the filing deadline almost upon us we thought
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Can you afford to ignore Auto Enrolment Penalties?
The Pension regulator has issued recent guidance including an update on penalties issued in their compliance and enforcement bulletin which shows that the number Auto Enrolment penalty
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National living wage, new apprentice NI rates, and employment allowance
National Living Wage From 1 April 2016, the government introduced a new mandatory national living wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and above, initially
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Contractors’ Tax Rules criticised
In a recent report the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published a tax complexity index which revealed that the contractor legislation (IR35) is the joint
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What excuse can I use for a late Tax return?
There are may legitimate reasons why you may struggle to submit your tax return before the 31 January deadline, but don’t expect much sympathy from
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The Autumn Statement 2015
George Osborne spoke for sixty seven minutes in his combined Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement. As a rough estimate maybe two or three of
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Compliance costs SMEs
SMEs pay almost £10 billion in tax compliance costs each year, according to research by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). In a recent survey of 500
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Holiday pay to include allowance for overtime?
Thousands of businesses are facing additional costs after a tribunal ruled that overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled
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Are fines being issued for Pensions Auto Enrolment?
You can bet they are! The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has already issued its first fines to non-compliant employers for failing to meet their auto-enrolment duties,
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Auto Enrolment Trouble ahead!
October 1st 2014 marked the second anniversary since the introduction of auto enrolment for larger companies. Since then 786 firms have been investigated by the
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