What does a new chancellor mean? It will be nearly 18 months since the last Budget and in the meantime we will have had three different chancellors fo...
How to manage salary expectations and bonus conversations
It is important to manage your staff's salary expectations. Talking about money with your employees can be uncomfortable. Even when you have good news...
Married couples and civil partners are encouraged to claim the Marriage Allowance before end of tax year
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is proposing to married couples and those in civil partnerships to sign up to a £250. Marriage Allowance lets you tran...
Innovation Champion
The word innovation can conjure up images of disruptive developments such as online streaming services or companies such as Uber, but you can still be...
Diary of main tax events February / March 2020
1/02 Corporation tax payment for year to 30/4/19 (unless quarterly instalments apply) ...
Don’t be late in paying your personal tax bill
Individual’s 2018/19 income tax, CGT, class 2 and 4 NIC liabilities should have been paid by 31 January 2020....
Will inheritance tax be simplified
Another announcement to listen out for in the Spring Budget is whether the Chancellor acts on the recommendations of the Office of Tax Simplification ...
Another reason to sell property before 6 April 2020
If the draft legislation issued for consultation last year is enacted in the next Finance Act there will be important changes to private residence rel...
Changes to paying CGT on residential property from 6 April
From 6 April 2020 there is a major change in the reporting and payment of CGT on residential property disposals. From that date, it will be necessary ...