Finance Bill receives Royal Assent
The Finance Bill 2017-18 officially known as Finance (No.2) Bill 2017-19, received Royal Assent on 15 March 2018 following agreement by both Houses. The Bill is now an Act of
Information Commissioner’s Office publishes introduction to the Data...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a 77-page introduction to the Data Protection Bill, to help businesses navigate their way around the Bill and focus on the
Wales takes over taxes starting from April 2018
The Welsh tax devolution will begin next month when Wales, the Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales, become responsible for some of the taxes paid in Wales for the
What is reasonable care?
HMRC expects that taxpayers take ‘reasonable care’ over their tax affairs and do everything reasonably within their power to ensure that tax returns and other relevant documents
Tax Diary March/April 2018
1 March 2018 – Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 May 2017.
2 March 2018 – Self assessment tax for 2016/17 paid after this date will incur a 5% surcharge.
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Appealing to a tax tribunal
There are a number of different options open to taxpayers that disagree with a tax decision issued by HMRC. The first step is to make an appeal to HMRC against the tax decision. If
Text message scammers stopped by HMRC
HMRC has published a news release to explain how they are working to stop taxpayers receiving fraudulent text messages from reaching their phones. Scammers have been found to be
Support for Carillion subcontractors
HMRC has published a press release following the financial collapse of Carillion. Given the current uncertainty for subcontractors, HMRC understands that some businesses will be
Fish and chip shop directors banned
A recent investigation by the Insolvency Service has seen two married restaurant directors disqualified for a total of 5 years each. The Directors of Gambino Fish Ltd trading as
The end of credit card payment surcharges?
From 13 January 2018, it will become illegal for any business to charge a fee in addition to the advertised price of a transaction to consumers (widely known as surcharging). For