Hello August …. whilst the temperature is cooling down a bit, we are keeping super busy and bring you this month’s newsletter with articles about the CEST tool, Tax incentives for longer term lets, a call for delaying the implementation of MTD and MP’s calling for a new tax to help cover the costs of caring …
All you need to know about what’s the latest happening with the apprenticeship levy, the call for the VAT threshold to be increased, how SMEs miss out on business savings interest, working pensioners pay £8.6bn in income tax.
The office will be officially closed for the festive season to enable the SeavorChartered team to have a well deserved break. However, if you require urgent attention please call the office, leave a message and someone will get back to you. Friday 22nd December 2017 – Closing at 11:30 am Saturday 23rd December 2017 – …
The National Minimum Wage will increase from 1 October 2016. The increase is following the Government’s decision to accept recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) earlier in the year.
Chancellor George Osborne delivered an interesting Budget speech earlier today which contained some real surprises.
Chancellor George Osborne delivered the first fully Conservative Budget since 1996 earlier today. How will the measures affect you or your business?
Do you have a late Tax Return? Have you been issued with a late filing penalty? With a ‘reasonable excuse’, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will waive your penalty.
The government has announced plans to change how it collects Self employed National Insurance. Class 2 National Insurance, which is payable by the self employed and currently £2.75 per week, is paid upon receipt of a quarterly bill from the National Insurance Contributions Office or you can apply to pay monthly or six monthly by direct debit.
The changes will mean that self employed people will pay their Class 2 National Insurance together with their Income Tax and Class 4 National Insurance which is payable on 31 January (and 31 July in some instances).
On Wednesday 18 March 2015, the Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his 2015 Budget speech which sets out the UK government’s plans for the economy and public finances.
It is a very important Budget this year due to the General Election taking place less than seven weeks after Budget Day. No doubt the Budget is going to be a highly political one and the main announcements are likely to have strong influence on the Election campaign.
So how will the announcements affect you? Who will be the winners and losers? How are the UK’s businesses going to be affected? SeavorChartered will be analysing what the announcements mean for both businesses and individuals so please visit www.seavorchartered.co.uk for our response and an understanding of how the changes will affect you.
The Chancellor George Osborne delivered his final Autumn Statement of this Parliament yesterday which contained relatively few surprises.
For savers there were new limits announced for ISAs, for businesses there was the extension of the Small Business Rate Relief and arguably the most fundamental announcement of the day was the changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax – how does the Autumn Statement 2014 affect you?
The Chartered Institute of Taxation
The Association of Taxation Technicians
