It's that time of year again when, for our amusement, HM Revenue and Customs release their annual list of the 10 worst excuses taxpayers have given in the past year for filing a late tax return. The worst (best!) tax... read more

You may never have heard of them but the new 'Trivial Benefits' rules came into affect from the tax year 2016-17 and onwards. They mean that no income tax charge arises on a benefit provided to an employee or a... read more

Will your salary sacrifice arrangements will still work to save tax once the rules are changed in 2017? Salary sacrifice is when employees receive benefits taken in place of salary. In many respects these benefits provide employees with higher take home... read more

  Changes to the VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS) were announced in the budget statement. HMRC is to introduce an additional test that will determine the flat rate percentage used by traders. HMRC think the benefits obtained by certain businesses are excessive... read more

Tax changes for non-doms are to take effect from 6 April 2017.  The new rules create opportunities as well as problems. If you are non-UK domiciled, you need to be aware of the key issues and the relevant time limits... read more

Online Bookkeeping to Grow Your Business Online Bookkeeping is changing the way business owners run their businesses and I am still amazed that more business owners have not moved over to an online bookkeeping package. And even more astonished that so... read more

In March 2015 George Osborne announced the end of the tax return by the year 2020. It ceated the desired impact at the time but seems to have been generally forgotten by most people since. Gradually more information has emerged... read more