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Charity Guidance on Public Benefit
The Charity Commission has published its new public benefit guidance, after being ordered by the Charity Tribunal to rewrite it after the independent schools case. […]
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Compulsory online VAT filing is Illegal!
Three VAT registered businesses have won their appeals against HMRC’s requirement that they file their VAT returns online. All of the appellants ran their […]
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Should you complete a Tax return?
It’s a question we’re often asked as Accountants “Do I need to complete a self-assessment tax return?” Usually the answer is a simple “Yes” or […]
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Charities Update
A couple of recent changes have come to our attention that we felt deserved highlighting for anyone working with, or on behalf of charities: 1. From […]
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Tax, Lies and Videotape
On Monday 16 September Panorama showed another programme about tax avoidance. This time the focus was on tax advisors who HMRC believe continue to cross […]
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Are you missing out on Tax Relief?
HMRC have stated that they believe many more businesses could be claiming research and development tax relief. In the last year the tax authorities have […]
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Changes to Inheritance Tax & Loans
Generally speaking, debts of a person’s estate are deductible for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes – though there are some circumstances where specific debts cannot be […]
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Catch-Up with HMRC
If you have been sent a tax return for any tax year up to 5 April 2012, and it has not been submitted, you […]
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There’s no substitute for financial advice
A recent article in the Mail on Sunday by Jeff Prestridge extolled the virtues of obtaining independent financial advice. Demand for advice is likely to […]
Today the Government has announced that small companies will be required to file their Profit & Loss Account at Companies House from April 2028. In a significant concession to the original plans small companies will be given the option to opt out of making this information publicly available, although the …
June 10, 2026
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