News

January 2012

• Taxman to review record checks project
• Employment tribunal fees plan unveiled
• ‘Excessive’ payment surcharges to be outlawed
• Website owners ‘need to get to work’ on cookies law
• Acas chief warns of social media challenge
• Time running out for tobacco displays
• E-trader jailed over VAT fraud

December 2011

• Milsted Langdon Tax Donut
• Employment law set for major reform
• VAT rule-breakers given until the end of December
• Self-employed set to benefit in health and safety shake-up
• ‘Real time’ pilot on way for PAYE
• Start-up numbers up by one fifth this year
• £95m boost for small businesses
• New taskforces to target tax cheats
• Employers offered help on training
• Small firms offered cash incentive to recruit young people
• New service set to cut costs of IP court cases

November 2011

• The Autumn Budget Statement- 29 November 2011
• ‘Millions’ may drop out of auto-enrolment, survey finds
• Google +1
• A N Other fine mess on PAYE paperwork
• Small business minister calls for regulators not to hinder business growth
• Use your data protection knowledge, businesses told
• SMEs slipping up on credit checks
• Late payments to small firms increase by 10 per cent
• Cost of business rate appeals backlog soars
• Patent documents go online – and free
• Time to move clocks forward permanently, say business groups
• Business asset freezing plan under fire

October 2011

• HMRC criticised over tax amnesties
• Calls made for simpler SME financial reporting
• Three–fold increase in tax scam emails
• New Agency Worker Regulation (AWR) comes into affect
• Cable attacks banks over lending
• 2,250 tax inspectors in super rich crackdown
• Small businesses fail to check credit scores
• Banks to offer riot loans

September 2011

• SMEs access to equity finance eased
• Capital allowances loophole closed
• New guidance issued on distance selling
• Retailers warned over online security
• Rule change on agency workers' rights looms
• NHS worker on sick leave for a year entitled to holiday pay
• Research highlights cookie law non-compliance

August 2011

• Taxpayers hit by HMRC hold-up
• Students urged to save on summer job tax
• Conciliation service helps to head off more tribunals
• Information chief 'disappointed' at data protection checks take-up
• Businesses offered advice on reducing risk abroad
• UK leads on foreign investment
• Retail rules to be relaxed in Red Tape Challenge victory
• Tax specialists issue PAYE warning

July 2011

• VAT rule breakers targeted
• Businesses get extra help on competition law
• Europe set to streamline patent rules
• New challenge on red tape
• 'E-traders' included in new tax crackdown
• China tax agreement set to boost trade
• UK lobbies over European maternity leave proposals
• Advice on offer as Rugby World Cup kicks off

June 2011

• VAT rule breakers targeted
• Cheque guarantee card scheme closes
• TUPE rules included in employment law review
• Bribery Act takes effect on 1 July
• Flexible working consultation launched
• Health and Safety rules blocking new jobs, says report
• First automatic pension enrolment letters go out
• New growth fund opens for business

May 2011

• Thousands Rise To Red Tape Challenge
• US Offers Tax Disclosure Opportunity
• Government Says No To Early Access To Pension Savings
• Regional Growth Fund Set To Boost Job Creation
• New Minimum Wage Rates Set
• Don’t Forget To PAYE On Time, Says HMRC
• New Late Filing Penalties in Place

April 2011

• Pensions Just Got Very Exciting
• Round-Up of Budget Reaction
• Online Filing Plans under Fire
• Cable Plans Shake-Up of Audit Rules
• HMRC Seeks Views on Website
• R&D Brings Tax Benefits
• Businesses Offered Chance to Slash Red Tape
• Employers Set To Say ‘You’re Hired’ To More Apprentices
• HMRC Told ‘Go Back To Drawing Board’ On Record-Keeping Drive

March 2011

• Reminder on Tax Code Notice Change
• Record Numbers File Online
• Childcare Support Changes
• Time Running Out on Retirement at 65
• Time to Pay Rejection Rate Rises
• Right to Request Flexible Working Extended
• Whitehall Rapped on Quality of Case for New Business Regulations
• Time Running Out on State Pension Top-Up Offer
• ‘Game Up’ Warning on Offshore Non-Compliance
• Deliberate Defaulters Told ‘Taxman Will Be Watching You’
• Company Car Changes Go Electronic
• SMES Urged To Keep Business Records in Shape

February 2011

• Businesses Share Common Concerns on Tax
• Forensic accountants help combat a rise in fraud
• Tax Appeals May Be Worth Pursuing
• HMRC Denies National Insurance Problem
• Tax Experts Offer Help on Underpayment Letters
• Employers Offered Guidance on Pension Changes
• Consultation Begins In Bid to Cut Employment Tribunals
• New Parental Leave Plan Unveiled

January 2011

• Online Filing Protocol Signals Death Knell for Spreadsheets
• Consultation under Way on PAYE Reform
• Corporation Tax ‘Vodcast’ Offers Expert Advice
• HMRC Joins Twitter
• Employment Rights Payments Change
• Business Records Checks Consultation Focuses on SMEs
• European Patent Fees Reduced
• Tax Avoidance Study Group Launched
• Tax Reliefs in the Spotlight

December 2010

• Get ready for 20% VAT with Milsted Langdon
• Finance Bill 2011
• Concern As Time To Pay Arrangements Fall
• HMRC Reports On R&D Support
• VAT Rules On Entertaining Overseas Customers Changed
• Change On Unfair Dismissal Claims On Cards
• Smaller Charities Win Online Filing Concession
• Reminder On Filing Online
• Alert To Employers On CD-Rom
• Businesses Urged To Prepare For Pensions Shake-Up

November 2010

• The Autumn Budget Statement
• Mileage claim uncertainty set to continue
• Expert Help on Offer in Quango Shake-up
• Spending Review Offers Help To Business
• New Enterprise Allowance Boost For Start-Up Firms
• State Pension Age To Rise To 66 By 2020
• All Change On National Insurance Cards
• Comments Sought On Competition Law Compliance Guidance
• Track Down Your Missing Pension, Says Minister
• HMRC Shakes Up Contact Centre Opening Hours

October 2010

• HMRC Issues Guidance On Tax Underpayments
• £900m To Fight Tax Non-Compliance
• New Businesses Benefit From NI Holiday
• CD-Rom Alert For Employers
• Businesses Get Helping Hand On Awards
• Online Guidance To Sale Of Goods Act Launched
• Comments Invited On Bribery Act Guidance
• Tax Specialists Criticise Paperwork Cuts

September 2010

• National Minimum Wage Rates Rise From 1 October
• Three-Quarters Of Taxpayers Opt For Online Returns
• Helping Hand On VAT Errors
• HMRC Steps Up Online Employer Information
• Furnished Holiday Lettings Rules Under Review
• IHT In The Spotlight
• Tool Aids Businesses To Build Age-Friendly Workplaces
• Taxpayers Warned Of Phone Con
• HMRC Brings In Debt Collectors In 2010-11
• Greener Cars Drive Up Savings
  

August 2010

• PAYE in the Spotlight
• HMRC Under Fire over Income Tax Cases Backlog
• Online VAT Deadline Looming
• Tax Set To Be Made Simpler
• Get Ready For New Equality Act
• Late Returns Grace Period To End
• Guide Aims To Make Managing Employee Performance Easier
• Revised Guidance On ‘Fit And Proper’ Persons
• HMRC Issues New Security Alerts

July 2010

• Emergency Budget
• Capital Gains Tax Changes
• Standard Rate of VAT to Increase
• HMRC Amend PAYE Penalties Guidance
• Keep Proper Records!
• HMRC Launch Tax Credit Video
• Business Link Guidance for Farmers
• Maternity Rights for the Self Employed

June 2010

• The Emergency Budget 2010
• Flexible Working - The World Cup
• State Pension Age and National Insurance Contributions
• Budget Date Announced
• Changes To The Advisory Fuel Rates From 1 June 2010
• Child Trust Fund To Be Cut
• Are There VAT Increases Ahead?
• Holiday Entitlement
• P11D Deadline Looming
• HMRC Warn Of Email Rebate Scam
• HMRC Takes Hard Line on Time to Pay Applications

May 2010

• Budget date set for 22 June
• Penalty Guidance on Late Payment of PAYE
• National Minimum Wage Rates
• Furnished Holiday Letting Reprieve
• HMRC Offer Advice on Fraud Emails
• P11D Deadline Looming
• VAT and Royal Mail Postage
• Online Submission of Employers Forms

April 2010

• Budget 2010
• Annual Investment Allowance Increased
• Close Company Loan Write Offs
• Entrepreneurs' Relief
• Inheritance Tax Nil Rate Band Frozen
• Stamp Duty Land Tax and First Time Home Buyers
• Payment of VAT
• Employer Supported Childcare
• National Insurance - New EU Rules
• HMRC Will Publish Details of 'Deliberate' Offenders
• Official Rate Of Interest
• Employment Rate Falls To 72.2%
• Fit Notes

March 2010

• The Budget 2010