Tax & Accounting News - 2009 archive

• Increasing Scrutiny For Offshore Centres - 21/12/09
• Where Giving To Charity Is A Win-Win Situation - 21/12/09
• New Tax Deal With Jersey Over Pensions - 21/12/09
• Change in VAT rate to 17.5 percent on 1 January 2010 - 17/12/09
• Is it safe to go out yet? WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk December/January 2009
• Call for Better Handling of Bereavement - 07/12/09
• Bankruptcy is ‘Too Easy’ - 07/12/09
• New Crackdown on ‘Overseas’ Residents - 07/12/09
• More Taxpayers Can Use Liechtenstein Facility - 07/12/09
• Intrastat Thresholds - 03/12/09
• Parties For Employees - 03/12/09
• Swine Flu and SSP - 03/12/09
• First Aid at Work - 03/12/09
• Business Rates Bills - 03/12/09
• Reduced VAT rate extended for New Year’s Eve traders - 27/11/09
• Rise In Company Tax Enquiries - 26/11/09
• Taxpayers’ Charter Is Unveiled - 26/11/09
• Claiming Back Pre-Trading Expenses - 26/11/09
• Small Firms Get Help To Access Government Contracts - 26/11/09
• Tax Complaints Taking 13 Months To Resolve - 26/11/09
• Tips And The Minimum Wage - 26/11/09
• Small Firms Still Struggling To Access Funds - 26/11/09
• Reclaiming Transport Costs - 26/11/09
• Family Firms Plan Bumper Dividends To Beat Tax Hike - 26/11/09
• Tax Amnesty Confusion - 10/11/09
• Claiming Back Pre-Trading Expenses - 10/11/09
• Delays Hit New Company Registrations - 10/11/09
• Revived Firms Face Big VAT Bill - 10/11/09
• Directors’ Service Addresses - 02/11/09
• Tips Don’t Count Towards The NMW - 02/11/09
• Tax Relief On Nursery Vouchers To Be Withdrawn - 02/11/09
• Scrappage Scheme - 02/11/09
• Paying Paye On Time - 02/11/09
• 31 October Self Assessment Deadline - 02/11/09
• Online Payroll Starter And Leaver Forms - 02/11/09
• Government Gets Tough On Tax Evaders - 29/10/09
• Extracting Capital On Retirement - 29/10/09
• New Ruling On Corporate Residence - 29/10/09
• Using a Deed of Variation - 29/10/09
• Employee Benefit Trusts Under Attack - 29/10/09
• Older People ‘Paying Too Much Tax’ - 29/10/09
• Share Scheme Is Extended - 29/10/09
• Tax Credits On Foreign Dividends - 29/10/09
• Saving Up ‘Negligible Value’ Losses - 29/10/09
• Paying For New Equipment At The Right Time - 29/10/09
• Problems With Online VAT Registration - 29/10/09
• Bad Debt Relief and VAT - 29/10/09
  
• Capital Allowances On Tenants’ Fixtures - 23/10/09
• HMRC’s Risk-Based Approach - 23/10/09
• Planning For The Year’s End - 23/10/09
• Increase in Statutory Redundancy Pay - 06/10/09
• National Minimum Wage Increases - 06/10/09
• Pay For Apprentices - 06/10/09
• New UK Border Agency Controls - 06/10/09
• Green Taxation WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk October/November 2009
• HMRC Announces Harmonised Interest Rates - 29/09/09
• Principal Private Residence Relief - 29/09/09
• Tax Code Grows By 150% In 12 Years - 29/09/09
• Tax Planning For Trusts - 29/09/09
• How Business Owners Can Save On Tax - 29/09/09
• Fears Over New Sick Pay Ruling - 29/09/09
• Extension To Paternity Leave Proposed - 29/09/09
• Arrests In Construction Industry Tax Fraud Probe - 23/09/09
• Paying The Tax On Benefits - 23/09/09
• Pay Rises Hit Record Low - 19/09/09
• The Effect Of Recession On PETs - 19/09/09
• Pension Payments - 19/09/09
• Warning Over Fraudulent Email - 19/09/09
• Joint Approach For Online Filing - 19/09/09
• Increase In Pay For Apprentices - 07/09/09
• ‘Paper’ Tax Return Deadline Looming - 07/09/09
• Pension Changes Ahead - 07/09/09
• Cutting the cost of staff sickness - 26/08/09
• New timetable for tax refunds - 26/08/09
• Tax rules for temporary workers under scrutiny - 26/08/09
• VAT loophole under scrutiny - 26/08/09
• Tax disclosure move could increase red tape - 26/08/09
• Inheritance Tax payers face interest rate hike - 26/08/09
• Tax Refund Problems Persist - 21/08/09
• New VAT rules from 2010 - 14/08/09
• Firms reminded of Companies Act changes - 14/08/09
• Keeping hold of Entrepreneurs’ Relief - 14/08/09
• Inheritance Tax - the continuing need to plan - 14/08/09
• Banks told to reveal overseas account details - 14/08/09
• Warning on password security - 14/08/09
• Permanent Establishment - 14/08/09
• The Next Carbon? WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk August/September 2009
• Rise In Prosecutions For Employing Illegal Workers - 07/08/09
• Are You Complying With The National Minimum Wage Rules? - 07/08/09
• Redundancy Alternative - 07/08/09
• Starting A New Business - 07/08/09
• HSE Warning Not To Be Misled Over New Law Poster - 07/08/09
• Scrappage Incentive Scheme Successful - 07/08/09
• Pension Payments - 07/08/09
  
• Small Firms Warned To Prepare For Rise In Flu Cases - 04/08/09
• Changes To Tax Relief On Pension Contributions - 04/08/09
• Incorrect Tax Codes Affect Millions Of Employees - 04/08/09
• Converting Income Into Capital Gains - 04/08/09
• New Rules On Leasing May Hit Small Firms - 04/08/09
• Small Firms Hit By ‘Inconsistent’ Lending Policies - 04/08/09
• New Disclosure Opportunity Penalties - 04/08/09
• Accountants May Be Forced To Disclose Client Details - 23/07/09
• House Prices Set To Remain Depressed - 23/07/09
• Crackdown On R&D Credits - 23/07/09
• HMRC Begins Using Private Debt Collection Agencies - 13/07/09
• Warning Over Text Message Scam - 13/07/09
• New Tax Return Disclosure Penalties - 13/07/09
• Divorce Settlements Hit By Recession - 13/07/09
• Tax Relief On Furnished Holiday Lettings - 13/07/09
• Income Shifting To Dodge The New Top Tax Rate - 13/07/09
• New VAT Partial Exemption Rules - 13/07/09
• End To Pick-Up Truck Confusion - 13/07/09
• Advisory Fuel Rates - 09/07/09
• HMRC PAYE Services Interruption - 09/07/09
• Tax Credits Renewal Deadline - 09/07/09
• Employees Accrue Holiday Pay While on Sick Leave - 09/07/09
• Extra Paternity Leave Put On Hold - 09/07/09
• HMRC Warn Of Fraudulent Email - 09/07/09
• Digital Britain - 09/07/09
• Corporation Tax Return Guide - 09/07/09
• One in Five Businesses Admit Data Protection Breaches - 09/07/09
• Employers plan to freeze pay - 06/07/09
• Small firms struggle with red tape - 06/07/09
• Statutory Redundancy Pay increases - 06/07/09
• BERR is no more - 06/07/09
• CBI warning over Business Rates legislation - 06/07/09
• HMRC given new powers to deduct from salaries - 06/07/09
• Struggling firms get more time to pay - 06/07/09
• Firms struggle to access cash - 06/07/09
• Businesses Asked for Views on Access to Finance - 24/06/09
• Retail Rents Set to Fall by a Fifth - 24/06/09
• Tough Lending Conditions Continue - 24/06/09
• Cash is king, part 2 WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk June/July 2009
• Free Health and Safety Advice for Employers - 16/06/09
• New rates for subsistence payments - 16/06/09
• New rules on P11D forms - 11/06/09
• Chance To Save On Property Taxes - 05/06/09
• Cutting Tax On Company Cars - 05/06/09
• Getting Through To HM Revenue And Customs - 05/06/09
• Putting Pension Benefits In Trust - 05/06/09
• HMRC Powers - 05/06/09
• HMRC Crackdown On Wealthiest Customers - 05/06/09
• Employing A Family Member - 05/06/09
• Filing Tax Returns Online To Be Made Compulsory - 02/06/09
• Tips and the National Minimum Wage - 02/06/09
• UK Opt Out on 48 Hour Working Week - 02/06/09
• Financial Services Compensation Scheme - 02/06/09
• Landlords and Gas Safety - 02/06/09
• HMRC Warn of Email Scam - 02/06/09
• Practical Tax Planning Strategies - 29/05/09
• Minimum Wage Set To Rise In October - 26/05/09
• Directors Can Claim Government Redundancy Cash - 26/05/09
• The New Pension Regime - 21/05/09
• Crackdown on 7-Year Inheritance Tax Gift Rule - 14/05/09
• Relying on Helplines is Not Enough - 14/05/09
• More Company Directors Disqualified Than Ever Before - 13/05/09
• “Loopholes” To Save On Empty Business Rates - 13/05/09
• Landlords Need To Act Quickly During Economic Slow Down - 13/05/09
• Get The Government to Pay for your Flat Renovation or Conversion - 13/05/09
• Personal Tax Changes - 05/05/09
• Restricted Tax Relief on Pension Contributions - 05/05/09
• Enhanced Relief for Trading Losses - 05/05/09
• Capital Allowances on Plant and Machinery - 05/05/09
• Standard Rate VAT - 05/05/09
• VAT System for Cross-Border Trading - 05/05/09
• Bradford & Bingley Position of Former Shareholders - 05/05/09
• Change of HMRC Bank Account Details - 05/05/09
• Businesses Given More Time to Pay Business Rates - 05/05/09
• UK Retains Working Time Opt-Out - 01/05/09
• Early advice saves day WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk April/May 2009
• PAYE Payslip Errors Highlighted - 28/04/09
• Making Losses Go Further - 28/04/09
• Business Property Relief – Use It or Lose It - 28/04/09
• Self-employed or Employed? - 28/04/09
• Warning Follows Tax Office Expose - 28/04/09
• Minimising Inheritance Tax on Family Firms - 28/04/09
• New Procedure for Settling Tax Disputes - 28/04/09
• The Budget Announcement - 23/04/09
• Business Solutions Simplified - 14/04/09
• Tax-free bonus to working from home - 08/04/09
• Payroll failures highlight need for professionals - 08/04/09
• Tax haven set to help out in offshore account crackdown - 08/04/09
• Tax-free boost for business meals - 08/04/09
• Helping hand on business rates - 08/04/09
• Helping hand on nil rate bands - 03/04/09
• New national insurance band highlighted - 03/04/09
• Penalties warning on late NI returns - 03/04/09
• Temporary staff VAT blow - 03/04/09
• National Insurance Contributions from April 2009 - 03/04/09
• New Statutory Payment Rates for 2009/10 - 03/04/09
• Changes to SSP for Agency Workers - 03/04/09
• Statutory Maternity Leave, Salary Sacrifice and Non-Cash Benefits - 03/04/09
• 'How to Pay' Changes - 03/04/09
• Avoiding and Resolving Workplace Problems - 03/04/09
• PAYE Changes - 03/04/09
• HMRC Warn of Latest Fraud Attempt - 03/04/09
• Rise in Late Payments to SMES - 03/04/09
• Act now on VAT reclaim - 30/03/09
• To cut or not to cut? WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk February/March 2009
• Children’s Tax Planning is a Capital Idea - 13/03/09
• HMRC Inspections - 13/03/09
• All Change on P45s - 13/03/09
• Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme Benefits Business - 13/03/09
• Don’t Lose Out on Loss Relief - 13/03/09
• VAT Update: Overseas Sales - 13/03/09
• Businesses Benefit from £1 Billion Cash Flow Boost - 13/03/09
• Building Tax Efficiency into Refurbishments - 06/03/09
• Budget Day Confirmed - 03/03/09
• HMRC Announce Self Assessment Filing Record - 03/03/09
• CBI Predict Deeper UK Recession - 03/03/09
• Marks & Spencer VAT Win - 03/03/09
• Beneficial Loan Rate - 03/03/09
• Employment Rights - Statutory Limits - 03/03/09
• Business Payment Support Services - 03/03/09
• Employment Law Guidance Programme - 03/03/09
• Changes To The National Minimum Wage From 6 April 2009 - 03/03/09
• Reclaiming VAT - 23/02/09
• Revenue & Customs’ Risk Intelligence Assessment Teams - 23/02/09
• New tax rules on way for car purchases - 09/02/09
• Harris Lipman Holiday Rights - 04/02/09
• Higher Late Filing Of Accounts Penalties – Watch Out! - 04/02/09
• PAYE Tax Codes About to be Issued - 04/02/09
• Holidays - 04/02/09
• Pay HMRC by Direct Debit - 04/02/09
• Government Help for Businesses - 04/02/09
• Reduction in the Standard Rate of VAT - 04/02/09
• Health in Pregnancy Grant - 04/02/09
• New HMRC Penalties - 04/02/09
• HMRC Warn About Email Fraud - 04/02/09
• Government launches new help for businesses - 29/01/09
• Businesses face tougher late filing penalties - 29/01/09
• Construction industry reassured on late tax payments - 29/01/09
• Harris Lipman HMRC interest rates - 29/01/09
• Businesses Can Be Own Worst Enemies, Warn Accountants - 27/01/09
• Business Payment Support Service - 15/01/09
• Outsourcing Solutions - 15/01/09
• Retailers the Latest Victims - 15/01/09
• Surviving the Credit Crunch - 15/01/09
• Changes to the Advisory Fuel Rates from 1 January 2009 - 08/01/09
• Demand for Advice on Redundancy and Lay-Offs - 08/01/09
• Cut in Interest Rates - 08/01/09
• VAT - Extension of 14 Day Limit - 08/01/09
• Double Up on Your Duty Free - 08/01/09
• Capital Allowances on Cars - 08/01/09
• How safe is your property? WesternMail - businessinwales.co.uk December 2008/January 2009