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May 15, 2018

Tax-Free Childcare


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The Government announced late last year that it will support working parents with the cost of childcare. This included doubling the 15 hours a week free childcare to 30 hours

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March 19, 2018

Confirmation Statements – Is Companies House getting tougher?


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Since 2016 all UK-registered companies and LLPs have been required to file a Confirmation Statements (Form CS01) at Companies House, which replaced the Annual Return. When the new legislation came

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March 14, 2018

Are Digital Currencies the future?


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Digital Currencies or “cryptocurrency” is a virtual currency that uses advanced encryption technologies known as cryptography for its creation and to ensure security of transactions involving its use. Converting this

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March 5, 2018

Pensions and automatic enrolment


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It has recently been reported in the press that the first fines have been levied after a prosecution by the Pensions Regulator for the failure to comply with the new

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March 1, 2018

HMRC’s Ban On Personal Credit Card Payments


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It has been a common practice for companies, government departments and official bodies to add a surcharge for credit card payments, but this came to an end from January 2018.

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March 1, 2018

VAT


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Those of us old enough will remember that Arthur Daley’s favourite drink was a VAT (Vodka & Tonic). Unfortunately, unlike Making Tax Digital for VAT, Arthur Daley’s favourite tipple will not

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February 20, 2018

Setting your Lock Dates and why you should use them


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When you come to the end of your financial year and are due to hand your accounts data over to your accountant, you may wonder what is the best way to

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December 19, 2017

Do your employees need a little motivation? EMI share options.


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The EMI is an HMRC approved share option plan which is targeted at SME UK businesses to help them recruit and keep their best staff. The scheme is adopted by many

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December 15, 2017

Posting expenses using Receipt Bank


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Do you find yourself frantically searching at the end of the month for your expenses? Would you rather keep on top of them as they arise? With our assistance and

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December 13, 2017

Allocation of Personal Allowance


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As it is generally known, the Personal Allowance (“PA”) can be offset in the most beneficial manner for the taxpayer. In the past, this followed a fairly rigid structure, i.e. you

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November 30, 2017

The pace of technology is leaving us all behind


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A few months ago our eldest son went to University. (We think he’s doing okay, thanks for asking, but we generally work on the basis that no news is good

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November 16, 2017

Phishing emails and other scams


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HM Revenue and Customs have recently reiterated their advice regarding various potentially fraudulent activities that they have come across: Never download an attachment to an email purporting to be from

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