The Silloth Music and Beer Festival is a great promotion for the town of Silloth.
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Autumn Statement
The date has been set for the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement. The Chancellor; George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday 3 December 2014.
Advisory Fuel Rates from 1 September 2014
HM Revenue & Customs have revised the Advisory Fuel Rates which should be used from 1 September 2014.
Free information from Companies House
Companies House is to make all of its digital data available free of charge, this is planned to take effect from April 2015.
Currently Companies House information is available for a small fee, removing this fee will make it easier for businesses and members of the public by Companies House own admission to research and scrutinise the activities and ownership of companies and connected individuals.
Tax Credits Deadline Extended
HMRC has announced an extension to the Tax Credits deadline which will give claimants extra time to renew their Tax Credits.
Claimants who missed the statutory deadline of 31 July must ensure that their claim is renewed by 10pm on Wednesday 6 August 2014 otherwise their claim could stop and Tax Credits may have been overpaid.
PAYE Penalties To Be Re-Introduced
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to re-introduce PAYE penalties for late submissions of monthly payroll information from 6 October 2014.
The penalties will apply where a Full Payment Submissions (FPS) has not been filed on or before the date a business pays its employees.
Tax Credits Deadline
The Tax Credits deadline of 31 July 2014 is fast approaching! Don’t delay and renew your Tax Credits today!
It is important that you provide the Tax Credit Office with the information they need in order to renew your claim otherwise your payments could stop and you may have to repay some Tax Credits which you have already been paid.
HMRC’s Debt Recovery Powers
It has been proposed that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) should be given the power to collect tax debts directly by having the ability to access a taxpayers’ bank accounts. The question is how far will these powers go? From HMRC’s point of view the intention is to collect debts in the most efficient way and ensure they receive the tax owed.
Take That Tax Scheme
Take That Tax Scheme as a Tribunal decision favours HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and lands Gary Barlow and his Take That bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald with a huge tax bill reported around £20 million, after, according to reports that they paid into a tax avoidance scheme.
