New tax and NI bands – how much better off will you be?
The Chancellor announced a substantial hike in the thresholds for basic rate tax and NI. At first sight these look generous, but looks can be deceiving. How much better off … Read more
Steve McGregor
HMRC confirms “no-deal” plans
The UK is less than six months from leaving the EU, and the future relationship is still unclear. What do HMRC’s newly published “no-deal” plans mean for your VAT accounting? … Read more
Where’s your insurance certificate?
A small company has been fined £726 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £557 because it wasn’t displaying a valid employers’ liability insurance (ELI) certificate. What must you do … Read more
New trade marks rules
The Trade Marks Regulations 2018 will come into force on 14 January 2019. They make changes to the registration of UK trade marks and remove a legal protection. What’s happening? … Read more
Q&A – the GDPR and data subject access requests
Q. If an individual, such as an employee or a client, makes a data subject access request (DSAR) for their personal data using their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rights, … Read more
All change for childcare in April 2018
Are you up to speed with the changes to childcare vouchers due in April 2018, for example that such schemes will close to new joiners? Will the alternative (Tax-Free Childcare) … Read more
Do you have to pay VAT on postage?
You’re breaking into mail and online orders as a way to boost sales and are in the process of creating a price list for your website. The price you charge … Read more
PSC registers: important changes
Every company must maintain a register of people with significant control (PSC). From 26 June 2017, any changes will have to be notified to Companies House (CH) differently. What do … Read more
VAT: The FRS – are you in or out
The limited cost trader rules which will apply from 1 April 2017 are bound to result in many traders choosing to leave the flat rate scheme (FRS). But if you … Read more
Topping the Google charts
Google has updated its page ranking system and now aims to penalise poor quality sites by demoting them. Your site rarely appears on the first page of results, let alone … Read more