A big thank you to the the team that worked overtime. We managed to file all of our tax returns on time. Chris James, our Practice Manager, states "We filed 218 Tax Returns for 2014/15. This is an all time high for us and are hoping to reach 250 of our clients Tax returns for 2015/16 Also, … [Read more...]
Top 10 oddest Excuses for late Tax returns
With the 31 January tax return deadline just around the corner, HMRC has revealed the ‘Top 10 oddest excuses’ for sending in a late return. The following bizarre, exotic and flimsy excuses have all been used by tardy taxpayers: 1. My pet goldfish died (self-employed builder) 2. I had a … [Read more...]
Ebenezer Scrooge Chancellor
As it’s nearly Christmas I thought that rather than hear me talking about Accountancy, you would prefer instead to hear the familiar story of the Victorian miser: Ebenezer Scrooge (and with apologies to Charles Dickens). 'Twas nearly midnight on Christmas Eve and Scrooge had just said good night … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
HMRC Helpline for businesses after Storm Desmond
Following the damage created by Storm Desmond in Cumbria last weekend, HMRC has set up a dedicated telephone helpline for anyone affected by severe weather and flooding, but is facing calls for wider action to counter the effects of storm damage, loss of power and flooding, while business rates and … [Read more...]
Auto Enrolment
More business start-ups and lower numbers of closures mean around half a million more small and micro employers will have auto-enrolment duties than previously estimated. The new figures, published in July in The Pensions Regulator’s third annual automatic enrolment commentary and analysis, show … [Read more...]
