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The government’s Making Tax Digital programme is a big change to the way the self-employed and micro businesses report their tax affairs. As well as requiring them to keep digital tax records, [...]

Contractor accountancy firm Pocket Accounts LLP has submitted its formal response to HMRC’s consultation paper “Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation” [...]

With HMRC looking at rolling out its Making Tax Digital initiative over the next few years, there’s never been a better time to take a look at your accounting system and perhaps give it a [...]

It was announced a couple of weeks ago that the publication of crucial consultation documents on the Making Tax Digital project would be delayed until after the now-looming EU referendum. The [...]

According to a new report, HMRC has been cracking down on payroll errors, and SMEs have been particularly targeted. In the 2014 – 2015 tax year, HMRC gathered in £737 million from [...]

From the deal struck with Google to the Panama Papers revelations, the tax affairs of big businesses and the rich and powerful have rarely been out of the headlines in recent months. As HMRC [...]

Who is eligible to pay Scottish income tax? As of April 2016, Scottish taxpayers will pay the Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT), which will be charged on non-savings and non-dividend income. [...]

Certain employers will attempt to reduce the amount of tax they pay by entering tax avoidance schemes. All intermediaries or advisers responsible for assisting businesses with their taxes have a [...]

Employers are at risk of being fined by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) due to lack of knowledge regarding workplace pensions. Almost two-thirds of small and micro employers do not have [...]

Many companies and organisations within the UK are entitled to a form of tax relief known as Employment Allowance. This saving scheme has been in effect since April 6 2014, and offers employers a [...]