Using social media for business

February 22, 2016

What your staff say about your business on social media can affect its reputation. But what can you do if […]

Additional annual allowance

February 11, 2016

This tax year you might be in the lucky position of being able to make more pension contributions than you […]

DWP launches ‘Workie’ in new workplace pensions campaign

February 1, 2016

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched a campaign last month that is designed to change the country’s view […]

Owner/managed companies hit for six

January 22, 2016

The new basis of taxing dividends, which will come in from 6 April 2016, is particularly targeted at company owner/managers […]

Automatic enrolment: are you ready?

January 13, 2016

More employers are failing to meet their obligations. The latest report on ‘compliance and enforcement’ from the Pensions Regulator shows […]

The latest pension tax relief rumours

January 8, 2016

There have been more press reports that the Chancellor will reform tax relief for pension contributions in his March Budget. […]

No more wear and tear

December 18, 2015

Landlords of residential property may justifiably be feeling somewhat hard done by right now. If the restriction to tax relief […]

A different type of campaign

December 1, 2015

The latest campaign from HMRC has a different focus to its predecessors. It is aimed at employers who have not […]

Property taxation reforms

November 12, 2015

The rent a room tax relief limit will increase from £4,250 to £7,500 from 6 April 2016, but with the new tax relief rate restrictions, it could be bad news for those who rent out their spare rooms.

More detail on dividend changes

November 9, 2015

HMRC has issued a factsheet about next year’s dividend tax changes announced in The Summer Budget. HMRC have published a “Dividend Allowance Factsheet” to help.