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Exempt company cars and fuel benefits

Most employers and employees are aware of the additional costs of providing company cars and the tax implications they create. However, for many employees the attraction of having a company car means Read More

Vehicle benefit charges from April 2023

The vehicle benefit charges for 2023-24 have been announced. Where employees are provided with fuel for their own private use by their employers, the car fuel benefit charge is also applicable. The Read More

Tax Diary January/February 2023

1 January 2023 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 March 2022. 19 January 2023 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 January 2023. (If you pay your tax electronically Read More

Redundancy pay

If you have been in the same job for two or more years and are made redundant you will usually be entitled to redundancy pay. The legal minimum that you are entitled to receive is known as ‘statutory Read More

New VAT penalty regime from 2023

A new VAT penalty regime will affect all VAT registered businesses from 1 January 2023. The changes will apply to the late submission and / or late payments of VAT returns for VAT return periods Read More

HMRC interest rate changes

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 15 December 2022 and voted 6-3 in favour of raising interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.5% in a move to try and continue to tackle Read More

Budget date 2023 announced

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt has confirmed, in a written statement, that the next UK Budget will take place on Wednesday, 15 March 2023. This will technically be the Chancellor’s first Read More

Are you ready for 31 January 2023?

There are now less than 50 days to file your 2021-22 Self-Assessment tax return. Last year over 12.5 million taxpayers were required to complete a Self-Assessment tax return but over 2.3 million Read More

Digitisation of tax postponed

A statement was made by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 19 December 2022. It confirmed that the roll-out of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, due to commence April 2024, is being delayed. Read More

Mortgage payment support

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, recently hosted a meeting at 11 Downing Street to discuss what help may be available to support homeowners who encounter problems paying their mortgage. The meeting was Read More