• 18 March, 2020

    COVID-19 Outbreak: Measures to Support Small Businesses

    The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, outlined a raft of further measures last night to support the UK’s ailing businesses, those affected by the forbidding COVID-19 outbreak. The list that follows summarises his announcements in the order they were announced: The Treasury are... read more

  • 18 March, 2020

    Coronavirus Measures in 2020 Budget

    In the face of Brexit uncertainties and the recent Coronavirus outbreak the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was faced with falling economic indicators, the need to boost NHS services and was consequently limited in his options to spend on plans to... read more

  • 13 March, 2020

    Higher Income Child Benefit Charge

    The higher income child benefit charge applies whenever  a couple claiming child benefit has an adjusted net income of £50,000 or more. The charge claws back 1% of the child benefit for every £100 by which the adjusted net income exceeds... read more

  • 3 March, 2020

    Reasonable Excuse For a Late Tax Return

    Following on the last blog with HMRC's list of unbelievable excuses, here is their guidance on what they consider a reasonable excuse for a late tax return return: What may count as a reasonable excuse A reasonable excuse is something that stopped... read more

  • 26 February, 2020

    Tax Planning Checklist

    It is the time of year when it is wise to give some consideration to tax planning to make the upcoming tax year as tax effective as possible.  And there may also be some changes in the budget next month... read more

  • 21 February, 2020

    Top 10 Most Imaginative & Bizarre Expense Claims 2020

    Every year HMRC receives some imaginative excuses and expense claims following the 31 January Self Assessment deadline. This year HMRC has highlighted 10 of the most weird and wonderful tax return excuses they have received from customers who missed the deadline over... read more

  • 17 February, 2020

    End Of Tax Year 2020 Planning for Businesses

    The end of tax year is a popular accounting date for many businesses, but for those of us with a year-end accounting date of 31 March 2020, reviewing your management accounts for the ten months to the end of January... read more