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The effect of recent legislation is that what might appear to be a minor blemish in reporting to HMRC could lead to very significant penalties. Ad, when an overseas asset is involved, the penalties will... read more

If you are self-employed, and obliged to submit a self-assessment tax return, you must keep your tax records for at least five years after the 31 January submission deadline of the relevant tax year. For... read more

The GDPR takes force from 25 May 2018. You should start planning so that on that date you can demonstrate compliance with the GDPR. Businesses are expected to put into place comprehensive but proportionate governance... read more

GDPR is coming and businesses need to be ready. European data protection laws are going to change and come into force 25 May 2018. These new laws will affect all businesses in the UK and... read more

Don't forget that the rate of minimum deduction for Workplace Pension schemes is increasing from 6 April 2018. For the employer, the minimum contribution rises from 1% of salary to 2%, and for the employee from 1%... read more

As you would expect, the Spring Statement delivered by the Chancellor Philip Hammond, to Parliament on 13 March 2018, was peppered with party political jibes no doubt intended to lift the spirits of his own... read more

Regular readers of this blog will be aware, the government has back-tracked on their original proposal to digitise taxpayers’ affairs. The original plan, to have most self-employed traders and landlords uploading accounts and VAT data... read more