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Strengthening employment rights for casual workers

by | Mar 9, 2020 | Tax News

Businesses need to be aware of changes covering statements of ‘written particulars’. Following the publication of the government’s Good Work Plan, and in order to improve the lot of casual workers in particular, the entitlement to a statement of ‘written particulars’...

Budget 2020 – 11 March 2020

by | Feb 9, 2020 | Tax News, YogaTax News

In our recent website post we incorrectly said the 2020 Budget, post election 2019, was 11 February 2020. Our bad,  Its 11 March 2020. We were holding our January newsletter pending the budget – it will come out – sans budget detail – later this...

Missing our Newsletters?

by | Feb 3, 2020 | YogaTax News

Wondering why you haven’t received a newsletter from us for a while? Don’t worry – we always take a December break, and we’ve combined our January and February newsletters for 2020 to allow for Budget 2020 on Tuesday 11 February. Expect a...

ICO issues consultation on data protection

by | Feb 3, 2020 | Tax News

What do you need to be aware of around this new consultation? The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a consultation on a direct marketing code of practice that is open until 4 March, with the final version intended to be laid before Parliament and...

Tax allowances available when working from home

by | Jan 10, 2020 | Tax News

The reliefs employees and those who are self-employed can claim when they work from home will depend on a number of conditions.  Employees working from home It is a condition for tax relief under section 336 ITEPA 2003 that the expenses must be incurred ‘wholly and...

Self assessment and tax returns from directors

by | Jan 6, 2020 | Tax News

Not all directors now have an obligation to file a tax return. HMRC has made changes to its guidance on the requirement to file tax returns by directors. The guidance removed the previous statements suggesting all directors have an obligation to file tax returns. The...

Don’t forget the state pension!

by | Dec 9, 2019 | Tax News

A handy guide to help you review your state pension provision. An overhaul in April 2016 replaced the old two-tier system with a flat-rate state pension, which is now (in 2019/20) £168.60 per week. However, the amount a person is entitled to depends on their National...

MTD – VAT return letters wrong

by | Nov 4, 2019 | Tax News

HMRC is aware that some ‘VAT notice of assessment of tax’ letters recently sent to Making Tax Digital customers were issued in error. If the business has already submitted the VAT return in question and paid the tax due/received its repayment, it can...

ACCA Latest Brexit Guidance

by | Nov 1, 2019 | Tax News

With the date for Brexit now extended beyond 31 October, ACCA summarises some of the latest Brexit Guidance for businesses  Landlords: right to rent There will be no changes to the right to rent for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members living in the UK...

Student loan repayments – a refresher

by | Oct 25, 2019 | Tax News

Guidance for England and Wales domiciled students who studied in the UK and EU students who studied in England or Wales. For taxpayers who took out student loans to fund courses in England and Wales starting on or after August 1998, the repayments of the loan depend...

VAT: Tour operators margin scheme

by | Oct 11, 2019 | Tax News

If you run retreats with packed accommodation and are VAT registered the Tour Operators Margin Scheme could save you VAT New guidance as to what the selling price should and should not include The guidance around the Tour Operators Margin Scheme (VAT Notice 709/5) has...
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