Spring Statement reaction: Anne Rose, Head of Tax
Anne Rose, Burgis & Bullock’s Head of Tax, reacts to Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement (23/3/22)
Pensions
Payslip Law Changes – What you need to know
A recent statute (The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018) has been passed mandating changes to the information employers have to show …
How to Process Payroll Year End in Xero
The end of the Tax Year is rapidly approaching and with an increasing number of businesses using Xero Payroll as an integrated part of their …
Pension Auto Enrolment – Regulator starts spot-checks
The Pension Regulator inspection teams will be visiting hundreds of businesses across the country over the coming months to check that staff are being given the …
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Claiming Child Benefit helps future pension entitlements
Thousands of mothers are potentially missing out on vital credits towards their future state pension because they are not claiming child benefit. Receiving child benefit …
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Auto Enrolment Penalties on the rise
If I’m ill can I avoid auto enrolment penalties? According to the Pension Regulator, “being ill or short-staffed isn’t a good enough excuse for employers …
Chancellor’s last Autumn Statement
On Wednesday the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, presented his first and what will prove to be his last Autumn Statement to Parliament. Many of the announcements …
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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Reduction in the Pension Annual Allowance for Individuals earning more than £150,000 a year
In the last Budget Chancellor George Osborne announced the reduction in the Annual Allowance for those with ‘adjusted’ taxable incomes of over £150,000. This definition …
Is Higher Rate Pension Tax Relief about to be axed?
There is fervent speculation amongst the financial press that the Chancellor will cut the rate of tax relief for higher and additional rate taxpayers from …
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