| Going green by Gvt (Goodband Viner Taylor) |
| If you are an employer providing cars to your employees or you have a company car, then you could easily reduce your tax bill by GOING GREEN!
What is the advantage for the employer?
Low emission cars (emissions of 110g/km or less) attract 100% first year capital allowances and this will continue to ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 31-07-2008 13:43:34
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| Protect your pension fund by Nichols And Co (Accountancy) Ltd |
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The taxation of pensions changed on A Day: 6 April 2006. From that date a cap (the so-called lifetime allowance) was set on the value of a pension fund that can be used to pay out tax favoured pensions, including a tax free lump sum of up to 25% of ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 18-07-2008 13:25:19
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| Hmrc reduces tax rebate timeframe by Peplows |
| Devon based accountants Peplows are advising individuals to double check their tax codes, and waste no time in applying for rebates where they are due. This follows a note in the small print of the Finance Bill revealing plans to reduce the time limit for claiming overpaid tax back from ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 15-07-2008 14:56:54
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| Claiming back vat by Tiffin Green |
| Business that under-claimed input VAT for accounting periods ending between 1 April 1973 and 1 May 1997 can now claim it back. The Finance Bill has brought in transitional rules allowing businesses to make VAT repayment claims for periods up to the date the present three-year time limit for claims ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 14-07-2008 15:34:54
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| Flood victims - hmrc as good as their word by Gvt (Goodband Viner Taylor) |
| Recent press coverage has brought us up to date with residents returning to their homes a year on and some still waiting to go home even now.
The images of The Wicker and Meadowhall, now used in an advertisement for insurance, remain firmly in our minds.
Although the floodwaters receded ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 26-06-2008 11:02:43
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| Budget news march 2008 by Gvt (Goodband Viner Taylor) |
| With the majority of the key changes having already been announced in either last year's budget or the Pre-Budget Statement in October 2007, Alistair Darling had very little to talk in the 2008 budget
He did, however, manage to speak for 52 minutes and produce a hefty, and not for the ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 12-06-2008 14:02:34
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| Claiming expenses with no receipts by Custom Enterprises Limited |
| In certain circumstances it may be possible to claim expenses from your employer and not be required to include a formal receipt.
New guidance has been published by HMRC which empowers employers to set scale rates for particular expenses. Where these scale rates are agreed employees can claim them without the ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 05-06-2008 23:07:18
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| Hmrc - 50% increase in tax free allowance by Custom Enterprises Limited |
| Working from home allowance
You may be interested to learn that HMRC have increased the tax free allowance that employers can pay their employees if they are required to work from home. The allowance is intended to compensate employees for the additional costs of home working, heat and light etc. From ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 05-06-2008 23:05:57
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| Top 10 tips for choosing an accountant by Berry and Co |
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Top 10 Tips for Choosing an Accountant
Of all the advisers you are likely to encounter when running a small business, a good accountant is perhaps one of the most valuable ones to have. If your accounts are in order and you are up-to-date with payments, you are far likely ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 29-05-2008 18:23:50
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| Maximising allowable expenditure for your property business by C Charles & Co Ltd |
| This is easier to do than minimising rental income. This is because the Inland Revenue grants certain allowances based on certain definitions as well as allowable expenditure. This means expenditure and allowances can be deducted from the taxable rental income to derive the taxable profit. The two pure definitions that ..... |
| Date Article Added:- 21-05-2008 13:30:32
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