The end of scam calls selling financial products?
Are we about to see the end of phone calls selling sham financial products? An 8-week consultation by the Home Office and other government departments is aiming to do just this. The consultation, published on 2 August, covers proposals to ban cold calls offering any financial products and to clamp down on fraudsters seeking to […]
Corporation Tax Group Payment Arrangements
A Corporation Tax Group Payment Arrangement (GPA) is a special arrangement that allows groups of companies to make joint payments of Corporation Tax. This type of arrangement can reduce the administration and costs associated with making a large number of individual payments. A GPA can also let members of the group mitigate any potential differential […]
New crackdown on illicit tobacco
HMRC has continued to tackle the UK’s most notorious hotspots for the sale and supply of illicit tobacco as part of its overall remit to tackle tax fraud. This has resulted in the seizure of more than 27 million illicit cigarettes and 7,500kg of hand-rolling tobacco. These seizures have taken place under Operation CeCe in […]
HMRC pledges £5.5m in partnership funding
HMRC is awarding £5.5 million to voluntary and community organisations to support customers who may need extra help with their tax affairs. HMRC is inviting eligible organisations to bid for the funding, worth £1.8 million a year from 2024 until 2027, through HMRC’s Voluntary and Community Sector Grant Funding programme. Bids can be submitted between 24 July and […]
Check a UK VAT number is valid
The check a UK VAT number service is available at: www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number. This service allows users to check: if a UK VAT registration number is valid; and the name and address of the business the number is registered to. The service also allows UK taxpayers to obtain a certificate to prove that they checked that a VAT […]
Tax Diary August/September 2023
1 August 2023 – Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 October 2022. 19 August 2023 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 August 2023. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 August 2023) 19 August 2023 – Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly […]
Alcohol duty changes
Changes in the way alcohol is taxed will come into effect from 1 August 2023. The new system of calculating alcohol duty for all alcoholic drinks will be made using standardised tax bands based on alcohol by volume (ABV). This will replace the current alcohol duty system, which consists of four separate taxes covering beer, cider, […]
Ideas for increasing your cash flow
Business owners are not exempt from the effects of inflation, but unlike waged individuals, they may have more options to increase cash flow. Here’s a few ideas you may like to consider: If you have slow-moving or dormant stock sitting on your storage racks, consider a sale. Anything you can convert into cash will have […]
Tax credits renewal deadline reminder
The 31 July 2023 is the final day for families and individuals that receive tax credits to tell HMRC about any changes in their circumstances or income and to renew their tax credit application. As in previous years, there is likely to be a last-minute rush and it may be difficult to contact HMRC by phone. Renewing […]
HMRC increases interest rates
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 21 June 2023 and voted 7-2 in favour of raising interest rates by 50 basis points to 5% to continue to tackle inflation. The 2 remaining members voted to keep the rate at 4.5%. This is the thirteenth consecutive time that the MPC has increased interest […]
