PAYE tax refunds and arrears
22/05/2013 - More...
Annual reconciliations of PAYE for the tax year 2012/13 are being issued to some taxpayers using the P800

Tribunal - VAT on helicopters
22/05/2013 - More...
The VAT rules, which allowed for full VAT recovery on the purchase of certain business assets used for

Offshore tax evasion
22/05/2013 - More...
UK tax authorities have recently announced that they have been working with the United States and

Second list of deliberate tax defaulters published
15/05/2013 - More...
HMRC have published a second list of deliberate tax defaulters. The list includes 15 individuals,

Fraudulent emails from 'HMRC'
15/05/2013 - More...
Taxpayers are reminded that the problem of fraudulent emails continues. The emails are part of a

Renewing tax credit claims
15/05/2013 - More...
Families and individuals that receive tax credits should ensure that they renew their tax credit claims

Tribunal - VAT default surcharge
08/05/2013 - More...
A taxpayer appealed against default surcharges levied by HMRC. A default surcharge is a penalty levied on

PAYE Employer Annual Return
08/05/2013 - More...
Employers are reminded that the filing deadline for submitting the 2012-13 PAYE Annual Return is 19 May

Real Time Information update
08/05/2013 - More...
How are you coping with the new online filing of payroll information? The introduction of the new

Isle of Man disclosure opportunity
01/05/2013 - More...
The Isle of Man Disclosure Facility runs from 6 April 2013 to 30 September 2016. The disclosure facility

Finance Bill 2013 progress
01/05/2013 - More...
The Finance Bill 2013 was presented to Parliament on 25 March 2013. The Bill contains the legislation for

Employer P11D, P11D(b) and P9D deadline
01/05/2013 - More...
Employers are reminded that the deadline for submitting the 2012/13 forms P11D, P11D(b) and P9D is fast

Growth and Infrastructure Act and Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act
29/04/2013 - More...
The Growth and Infrastructure Bill and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill both received Royal

PAYE Employer Annual Return
24/04/2013 - More...
Employers are reminded that the filing deadline for submitting the 2012-13 PAYE Annual Return is 19 May

Tribunal - Imprecise instructions from HMRC
24/04/2013 - More...
An interesting case that considered whether a taxpayer had a reasonable excuse for the late payment of

Late filing of Self Assessment tax returns
24/04/2013 - More...
Taxpayers who have not yet filed their Self Assessment returns online face a daily penalty of £10 up to a

Reduced charges for calling HMRC
17/04/2013 - More...
HMRC recently announced plans to move away from 0845 numbers to 03 numbers. 03 numbers are non-geographic

Review of ESC A19
17/04/2013 - More...
There is an Extra Statutory Concession (ESC) that deals with situations where HMRC have failed or delayed

Online toolkit to help employers when taking on first employee
16/04/2013 - More...
An online toolkit that provides employers with help when taking on their first employee has been launched

Government sets out new National Minimum Wage rates to apply from 1 October 2013
16/04/2013 - More...
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations for this year’s adult and

New ACAS guidance published on managing collective redundancies
11/04/2013 - More...
New guidance for employers on “How to manage collective redundancies” has been published by ACAS. The

National Insurance: £2,000 employment allowance
10/04/2013 - More...
The Government is to introduce an allowance of £2,000 per year for all businesses and charities to be

Crown Dependencies disclosure opportunities
10/04/2013 - More...
Three new disclosure facilities have been launched which will allow taxpayers with assets in the Isle of

Employment law changes taking effect in April 2013
05/04/2013 - More...
The following changes to employment law came into effect in April: The Legal Aid, Sentencing and