ou must be at least: school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage aged 25 to get the National Living Wage – the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under Current rates These rates are…
Running a limited company
1. Directors’ responsibilities As a director of a limited company, you must: follow the company’s rules, shown in its articles of association keep company records and report changes file your accounts and your Company Tax Return tell other shareholders if…
On-time Self Assessment returns break the record again
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has once again surpassed its record of completed tax returns with a huge 10.7 million customers submitting theirs before the 31 January 2018 deadline. Proving increasingly popular with its handy tips and helpful advice, the…
Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under 9
In April 2017 HM Revenue and Customs started rolling out Tax-Free Childcare, which helps working parents with the cost of childcare with up to £2,000 of support per child per year, or £4,000 for disabled children. Today, Tax-Free Childcare opens…
Making Tax Digital for Business
This note provides a revised statement of impacts for the Making Tax Digital for Business programme, reflecting the changed scale and scope of the mandatory elements announced in the government’s Written Ministerial Statement of 13 July 2017. Background At Budget…
Autumn Budget 2017
The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Budget to Parliament on 22 November 2017. Connect with Autumn Budget 2017 on Twitter Connect with Autumn Budget 2017 on Facebook Connect with Autumn Budget 2017 on LinkedIn Connect with Autumn Budget…
Help and support for the Construction Industry Scheme
Watch webinars to get help on paying tax and record keeping for the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). Contents CIS for contractors CIS for subcontractors Construction, contractors and the CIS Available webinars are listed by subject and can last up to…
Statutory Maternity Pay: how different employment types affect what you pay
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers. Contents Agency workers and casual (or short contract) employees Agency workers Agricultural workers Casual and short contract employees Mariners NHS employees Supply…
Webinars, e-learning, videos and other help for landlords
Help and support from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for property landlords. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/webinars-e-learning-emails-and-videos-for-landlords Read the Letting out a property online guide if you want to let out a property to a tenant and become a landlord. Videos YouTube videos on…
Tax-Free Childcare launches today for children under four
Childcare support now available for parents. From today, working parents can start applying for two new government childcare schemes launching this year – Tax-Free Childcare which begins immediately and 30 hours free childcare which starts in September. This means that…