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Should Tax and National Insurance be merged?
Earlier in 2016 the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) published a report to government regarding the possibility of aligning income tax and National Insurance contributions. […]
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Grant Funds for Warwickshire Businesses
Warwickshire County Council have recently launched a further round of Grant Funding, as part of their “Small Grants Programme” there is up to £600,000 available […]
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Can Christmas Parties & Gifts be Tax Free?
Christmas Party Provision of a Christmas party is a non-taxable benefit for employees so long as the total cost of the function is no more […]
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Are you aware of the Bribery Act?
A recent report about the awareness and impact of the Bribery Act 2010 among smaller firms published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the […]
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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 […]
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VAT: deregistration enquiries reap rewards
Recently we have noticed that there appears to be a co-ordinated strategy by HMRC to review the national option to tax records whenever a business […]
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Charity Advertising-VAT relief
A journey through Time and Space! The reissue of VAT Notice 701/58 “Charity advertising and goods connected with collecting donations is a welcome reminder of […]
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Claiming VAT on pre-registration costs
Input VAT HMRC have backed down on their (unannounced) apparent policy change for recovering pre-registration input tax. HMRC had been issuing letters threatening assessments where […]
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VAT Update – Charities & Not for Profit
Level playing field… Charities and Not for Profit businesses providing care and welfare services are increasingly being depended upon to take up the role previously […]
We had a great time at the ‘Get Social’ networking event at The Bear in Rugby.It was brilliant to connect with so many people working across charities, social enterprises and purpose-led organisations in Coventry & Warwickshire.A highlight was hearing from Emma Rushton of Roseleigh Media who shared some really valuable …
June 16, 2026
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