Class IV NI rises scrapped

Yesterday it was announced by the Prime Minister the Class 4 NI increases for Self Employed (sole traders and partners, not company directors) announced in last weeks budget are not going ahead. They were originally proposed at 1% from April 18 and 1% from April 19....

Spring Budget 2017 – First Impressions

Our first impressions on todays budget. Making Tax Digital – no move on the £10,000 threshold – if you earn over that you will have to start filing quarterly accounts on line – but there is a deferment of one year for non VAT registered sole...

What Pimlico Plumbers can teach Yoga Studios

At first glance maybe not a lot.  But Pimilco Plumbers has today lost an Appeal Court Case about employment status for one of its plumbers. Case details are on the BBC and a full summary on the Appeal Courts website.  In this case the dispute was about employment...

Making Tax Digital – HMRC Consultation Response

Back in the autumn we were promised a response from HMRC to their summer 2016 MTD consultations during January 2017. Well the days have gone by, and about 4pm this afternoon an email from HMRC arrived announcing the response was up. Well, its still January, just....

Tax Year End Pishing Scam

With the 31st January Self Assessment deadline on us, what better time for the scammers to try and work their magic? Here is an example of one a client received earlier today. Please be on your guard for scam emails.  Things to look for: Check the sending address is a...
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