Non-taxable scholarships
on 28 January 2022
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Please can I have a tax free scholarship instead of a salary that is subject to tax and national insurance … Read More
Foreign Contracting Arrangements
on 18 November 2021
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Mutuality, substitution and control are UK characteristics of employment, from case law. These are not likely to be relevant in … Read More
5 April tax accounting date for all sole traders and partnerships
on 11 November 2021
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Currently a sole trader or partnership can draw up accounts to any date they want to. Their tax for any … Read More
Research and Development – Claimer Beware
on 19 October 2021
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It has been my long standing view that many Research and Development (R&D) tax claims are at best debatable … Read More
Accounting Date of Sole Traders and Partnerships
on 12 October 2021
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The government have been making confusing announcements about the introduction of “Making Tax Digital” (MTD), accounting date rule changes and … Read More
Employees Working Abroad
on 5 October 2021
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This Tax Tip is brief compared to the vast subject matter it relates to. As the BBC often says after … Read More
HMRC System is Broken
on 21 September 2021
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We have seen many instances recently of HMRC completely failing to deal with paperwork. It seems that many HMRC departments … Read More
Hospitality VAT
on 14 September 2021
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The 5% reduced rate of VAT currently applies to certain hospitality supplies including food and drink (but not alcoholic drinks), … Read More
HMRC’s most ridiculous excuses for minimum wage breaches
on 7 September 2021
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As published by HMRC some of the most ridiculous excuses for flouting the national minimum wage regulations included: “She does … Read More
HMRC VAT case lasting over 8 years
on 24 August 2021
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A recent VAT case concluded HMRC investigation work that partly dated back to February 2013! A retailer did not have … Read More