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Committee Warns Small Businesses 'Could Pay Heavy Price' For MTD The Economic Affairs Committee has warned HMRC that small businesses 'could pay a heavy price' for Making Tax Digital for VAT…

Leaving The EU With No Deal The government has published a collection of documents in preparation for the scenario of the UK leaving the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement a…

180,500 New Homeowners Benefit From Stamp Duty Tax Relief According to statistics published by HMRC more than 180,500 first-time buyers have benefitted from First Time Buyers Relief (FTBR). The relief…

Tax-Free Gifts To Employees Some employers may wish to give a small gift to their employees. As long as the employer meets the relevant conditions, no tax charge will arise…

Advisory Fuel Rates For Company Cars New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which took effect from 1 December 2018. The guidance states: 'You can use the previous rates…

Phishing Tax Refund Email Targets University Students HMRC has warned that university students are being bombarded with fake tax refund emails. The scammers have targeted university students in an attempt…

Inheritance Tax Review By Office Of Tax Simplification The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published the first of two reports on inheritance tax.The first report sets out an explanation…

November NewsletterGW Cox & Co's November Newsletter is now available. This months edition includes information implementing Making Tax Digital for VAT, which comes into effect in April 2019.  We will also…

Capital Allowances Changes A number of changes to capital allowances were announced at the Budget, including an increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), for two years to £1 million,…

Entrepreneurs' Relief Changes The government announced, as part of the Budget, that some changes are being made to the rules for Entrepreneurs' Relief (ER) with immediate effect for disposals on…