Helpline delays at HMRC
HMRC’s self-assessment (SA) helpline will focus on priority queries from 11 December until 31 January. Whilst the helpline is focusing on priority calls in the run-up to the filing deadline, other enquiries will be directed to HMRC’s online digital services, including online guidance, digital
Obtaining the HMRC mobile app
HMRC’s free tax app is available to download from the App Store for iOS and from the Google Play Store for Android. The latest version of the app includes some updated functionality to update your name, save your National Insurance number to your digital wallet and to obtain help from HMRC’s digital
HMRC awards £5.5m in grant funding
HMRC’s has awarded twelve voluntary and community sector organisations a share of £5.5 million in funding to help customers with their tax affairs.
The £5.5 million funding pot applies over a three-year programme from April 2024 to March 2027 (£1.835 million per year), to help fund Voluntary and
Employing staff for first time
There are a multitude of rules and regulations that you must be aware of when you start employing staff for the first time.
HMRC’s guidance sets out some important issues to be aware of when becoming an employer.
Decide how much to pay someone – you must pay your employee at least the National
Tax consequences of loans to employees
An employee can obtain a benefit when provided with an employment-related cheap or interest-free loan. The benefit is the difference between the interest the employee pays, if any, and the commercial rate the employee would have to pay on a loan obtained elsewhere. These types of loans are referred
Tax and duties on goods sent from abroad
There are special rules to ensure that goods sent from abroad are taxed appropriately and to ensure that UK businesses supplying goods in the UK – for example by having to compete with VAT free imports – are not disadvantaged. This includes goods that are new or used and purchased online, purchased
Season’s greetings and a prosperous 2024
As Christmas arrives the week before the calendar year-end, many of us will enjoy a week’s shut down and have time to relax and enjoy the break with our family and friends.
The break also gives us time to consider our plans, personal and business, for the coming year.
Readers of this post who have
Investment v costs
There are two ways to consider the effects or benefits of business and personal expenditure.
The payment of rates or utility costs are an essential part of our daily expenditure, but it would be difficult to view them as an investment.
Whereas the cost of building a new online sales platform for
Help to pay your tax this month
If you are having trouble paying your tax on time you may be eligible to receive support from HMRC by applying for an instalment payment plan. An online payment plan for self-assessment tax bills can be used to set up arrangements for paying tax liabilities of up to £30,000.
The large majority of
Tax exempt accommodation costs
There are special rules for the provision of living accommodation for employees. In most cases, employees will pay tax on any living accommodation provided by an employer unless they qualify for an exception.
However, where an employee qualifies for an exemption, there is no tax to pay on the