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The Dangers of using Tax Schemes
H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have today issued a list of the top 10 things that tax scheme promoters don’t tell businesses before they […]
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A taxpayer win in respect of the VAT consequences of an out of court settlement
A recent case Decided by the First Tier Tax Tribunal highlighted how HMRC can sometimes misread the facts and thereby seek to apply the law […]
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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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Safeguarding Client Money
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had been planning to abolish the requirement for legal practices to submit an annual independent accountants’ report detailing how they […]
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VAT Repayments Handicap Golf Clubs
And so the saga goes on! Despite the European Court having ruled back in December 2013 that VAT should not be levied on green fees […]
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Did you know that until recently, snowballs were standard rated for VAT purposes? It’s true, honestly.
Of course the snowballs in question are not the sort that are made out of snow, and if current weather predictions are correct, you will […]
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HMRC error affects 5 million taxpayers (again)
In a leaked email, HMRC has admitted that over 5 million taxpayers may have had their liabilities calculated incorrectly. Despite subsequent adjustments and assessments, and […]
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Have you had a letter from HMRC? Are you subject to the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) – or perhaps not?
HMRC have recently issued an estimated 30,000 letters to higher rate taxpayers it suspects of not having repaid their Child Benefit. The letters appear to […]
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Micro Businesses Booming
A recent report by insurance group RSA has found that the number of micro businesses in the UK has grown by 43% since 2000. Micro […]
Employment Related Securities (ERS) rules apply when shares or similar company interests are given, transferred or sold in connection with someone’s role as an employee or director. This includes situations such as issuing new shares to an employee, gifting shares, transferring shares between directors, or putting loan stock arrangements in …
April 14, 2026
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