With new cyber-attacks becoming more regular, including the recent ‘WannaCry’ ransome attack earlier in May, here’s how businesses can defend themselves from hacking threats. Unlike larger companies, many small businesses…
pubexpertsJune 13, 2017
The Taskforce has outlined key priorities ahead of the General Election this month The Small Business Taskforce, which is made up of 14 organisations, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants in…
pubexpertsJune 5, 2017
HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users that will come into effective from the beginning of June. These rates apply from 1 June 2017…
pubexpertsJune 1, 2017
With the recent announcement of an unexpected general election on 8th June, the time available for examining legislations has been cut short. Due to these time constraints, the Finance Act…
pubexpertsMay 30, 2017
From the 28th April, the government has rolled out its Tax Free Childcare scheme (TFC) to help working parents with the cost of childcare. Since 2005, employers have provided parents…
pubexpertsMay 10, 2017
HMRC have announced that from the end of May 2017 they will be using Real Time Information (RTI) to make adjustments to employee tax codes in-year as and when the…
pubexpertsMay 10, 2017
Government requires all employers of over 250 people to provide Gender pay gap reports. The controversial topic of equal pay for women and men has been a topic of conversation…
pubexpertsApril 3, 2017
Good news for the self-employed - increase on Class 4 National Insurance rates dropped by Chancellor Hammond Parliament’s original plans for National Insurance rates for self-employed businesses to increase by…
pubexpertsApril 3, 2017
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases The Chancellor confirmed that the National Living Wage (NLW) rate will be increased from 1 April 2017. Increases are also being made to the…
pubexpertsMarch 10, 2017
With the end of the tax year looming there is still time to save tax for 2016/17. We've set out some points you may want to consider. Make full use…
pubexpertsMarch 10, 2017
We have put together a handy printable Tax Card for your reference throughout the year (in partnership with EKW Group)For more in depth information, please contact one of our experts today. We're…
pubexpertsMarch 9, 2017
The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system…
pubexpertsMarch 9, 2017
Construction Industry – Subcontractor Verifications HMRC have confirmed in the latest Employer Bulletin that changes will be made to the verification of subcontractors in the construction Industry Scheme (CIS) from…
pubexpertsMarch 6, 2017
Making Tax Digital – What Does This Mean For You? Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the implementation of a fully digital tax system. The overall aim is to make tax…
pubexpertsFebruary 20, 2017
Landlords To Receive Less Tax Relief On Interest In a change that will impact residential landlords, the amount of income tax relief available on residential property finance costs will be…
pubexpertsFebruary 8, 2017
Pay The National Minimum Wage – No Excuses The government has launched an awareness campaign to encourage workers to check their pay to ensure they are receiving at least the…
pubexpertsFebruary 8, 2017
Pensions Auto Enrolment The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the thresholds for pensions automatic enrolment for 2017/18. The main qualifying threshold or 'trigger' for employees to be automatically…
pubexpertsFebruary 6, 2017
Recognising Genuine Contact From HMRC - Spotting Phishing HMRC have updated their guidance on how to spot genuine contact from HMRC, and how to tell when an email or text…
pubexpertsJanuary 22, 2017
SDLT Online Refund Procedures HMRC have introduced an online service to apply for a repayment of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for additional properties if the…
pubexpertsJanuary 22, 2017
