PAYE tax refunds
16/05/2012 - More...
The annual reconciliation of PAYE for the tax year 2011/12 has now been completed and HMRC have begu...

The Scotland Act 2012
16/05/2012 - More...
The Scotland Act 2012 came into law on 1 May 2012. The Act gives the Scottish Parliament the power to set...

Employment law reforms confirmed in Queen’s Speech
16/05/2012 - More...
The Queen’s Speech has set out the Government’s plans for the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. ...

SDLT on expensive residential properties
09/05/2012 - More...
Residential property that is purchased by certain persons (broadly companies, collective investment schem...

PAYE Employer Annual Return
09/05/2012 - More...
The filing date for the 2011/12 PAYE Annual Return is 19 May 2012. The Return including a P14 for each in...

Fraudulent emails from 'HMRC'
02/05/2012 - More...
Fraudulent emails are still being sent to taxpayers. These emails aren’t genuine HMRC messages and s...

Electricians disclosure opportunity
02/05/2012 - More...
The deadline for electricians to regularise their tax affairs is fast approaching. The Electricians Tax S...

Sunday Trading Bill receives Royal Assent for Olympic Games
01/05/2012 - More...
The Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill has now received Royal Assent. T...

Late filing of self-assessment tax returns
25/04/2012 - More...
Taxpayers who have not yet filed their self-assessment returns online for the tax year ending 5 April 201...

PAYE Employer Annual Return
25/04/2012 - More...
All employers are reminded that the filing deadline for submitting the 2011/12 PAYE annual return is fast...

UK / Switzerland tax agreement
25/04/2012 - More...
The UK and Switzerland recently signed a landmark tax agreement that will introduce enormous changes to t...

Average value of employment tribunal awards
25/04/2012 - More...
From April 2012, the Government is now publishing the average value of awards and the time taken to reach...

HMRC launch new bereavement services team
18/04/2012 - More...
With effect from 11 April 2012, HMRC has established a dedicated bereavement services team to deal with P...

Buying and selling goods online
18/04/2012 - More...
The deadline for online traders to regularise their tax affairs is approaching. The latest campaign to be...

PAYE dodgers targeted by HMRC
18/04/2012 - More...
Since 6 April 2012 HMRC have new powers to ensure that employers pay their PAYE tax deductions or Cl...

Holiday cottage qualifies for business property relief
11/04/2012 - More...
A recent First Tier Tribunal decision has ruled that a property used as a holiday cottage qualifies for i...

Cap on unlimited tax reliefs
11/04/2012 - More...
The Chancellor announced as part of the 2012 Budget that legislation is to be introduced in Finance Bill ...

Submitting online VAT returns
11/04/2012 - More...
VAT Returns must be submitted online and payment must be made electronically for accounting periods begin...

Youth Contract opens for business
05/04/2012 - More...
The Youth Contract has opened for business and nearly half a million young people are set to benefit as £...

Finance Bill 2012
04/04/2012 - More...
The Finance Bill 2012 was presented to Parliament on 26 March 2012. This is known as the first reading an...

Tax credits changes from April 2012
04/04/2012 - More...
The child tax credit has been designed to help lower income families with children. The income limit ...

Checking employee information is correct
04/04/2012 - More...
The problem of employers providing incorrect or incomplete employee information has once again been ...

New minimum 12 month duration for all apprenticeships
03/04/2012 - More...
The Government has announced that apprenticeships will in future last for a minimum of 12 months, guarant...

Intrastat filing changes
28/03/2012 - More...
From 1 April 2012 the monthly deadline for submission of Intrastat declaration has been brought forw...