HMRC demands building contractors to charge themselves VAT As of the 1st October 2019, builders, contractors and other trades within the building industry will have to adjust to the new…
pubexpertsJune 20, 2018
State Aid approval granted for the Enterprise Management Incentive It has previously been reported that the Enterprise Management Incentive State Aid approval lapsed on 6 April 2018. On 15 May…
pubexpertsJune 11, 2018
Universal Credit And Self Employment The government has published a report called Universal Credit: supporting self-employment which considers the issues faced by self-employed claimants. The growth of self-employment has made…
pubexpertsJune 7, 2018
Advisory Fuel Rates For Company Cars New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which take effect from 1st June 2018. The guidance states: ‘You can use the previous…
pubexpertsJune 7, 2018
200,000 Receive Back Pay As HMRC Enforces National Minimum Wage BEIS and HMRC are urging underpaid working to complain about National Minimum Wage (NMW) underpayments. Recent figures show that the…
pubexpertsJune 7, 2018
Tax Refund Scams Warning From HMRC HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers regarding the latest tax refund scams. These scams are targeting individuals via email and SMS messages. HMRC…
pubexpertsJune 7, 2018
GDPR Compliance Deadline Looms With less than one month until the introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning small and…
pubexpertsMay 16, 2018
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has delivered the government's response to the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility in his Spring Statement on Tuesday 13 March 2018. GW Cox &…
pubexpertsMarch 14, 2018
'employing' self employed staff? With all the cost and responsibility of employing staff under PAYE and now pension costs, it is understandable that consideration is given to self-employed staff. However,…
pubexpertsFebruary 7, 2018
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay delivered the 2018/19 Scottish Draft Budget on Thursday 14 December 2017 setting out the Scottish government's financial and tax plans. The Scottish government has the power…
pubexpertsJanuary 8, 2018
The Scottish government announced that they will introduce a new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) relief for first-time buyers of properties up to £175,000. The relief will raise the…
pubexpertsJanuary 8, 2018
The government has announced proposals to extend pensions auto enrolment to include younger workers and to amend the way in which contributions are calculated. According to the press release:'The review's…
pubexpertsJanuary 8, 2018
With many individuals having tax payments to make at the end of this month it is important to be aware that HMRC have announced that they will no longer accept…
pubexpertsJanuary 8, 2018
The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his first Autumn Budget on Wednesday 22 November 2017. His report set out a number of actions the government will take including support for more…
pubexpertsNovember 23, 2017
HMRC have issued the October 2017 Employer Bulletin which contains a number of articles relevant to employers on payroll related issues. HMRC are advising that following the changes to the…
pubexpertsNovember 10, 2017
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates from 0.25% to 0.5%, the first rate rise in ten years. In explaining the reasons behind the rise, the BoE monetary…
pubexpertsNovember 10, 2017
With the Chancellor’s first Autumn Budget due to be presented on 22 November, professional bodies and business groups are setting out their Budget wishlists. Recommendations include changes to Business Rates,…
pubexpertsNovember 10, 2017
HMRC have changed the way in which they will assess some taxpayers removing the need for these individuals to complete a Self Assessment Tax Return. These changes took effect from…
pubexpertsNovember 10, 2017
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 took effect on 30 September 2017. It makes companies and partnerships, a ‘relevant body’, criminally liable if they fail to prevent the facilitation of tax…
pubexpertsNovember 10, 2017
