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Scammers posing as HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) were rife in March 2021, with a staggering 79,477 calls reported. However, as of December 2021, reported scam calls were down by 97 per cent to 2,491. As well as calls, phishing emails saw a huge decline of 92 per cent throughout the year and fraudulent texts
Small businesses could get up to £5,000 to pay for cloud accounting software under the Help to Grow: Digital scheme, it has been announced. The initiative – which forms part of the Government’s flagship support programme for small businesses – launched today, 20 January 2022. Here’s what you need to know. What is the Help
Get set for the year ahead now with forecasting, budgeting, and effective cash flow management. Companies have faced several unexpected challenges over the last two years, with the coronavirus pandemic and its new variants constantly altering our lives and the way we conduct business. But 2022 is a new year, and it is essential to
The penalty reform for late payments has been delayed until 1 January 2023, confirms a statement by Lucy Frazer (The Financial Secretary to the Treasury). There is currently a VAT default surcharge in place, which is incurred if the VAT return is submitted late or the payment for VAT due has not been received by
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of the country, accounting for 99.9 per cent of all businesses across the UK. At the start of 2021, there were estimated to be 5.6 million UK private sector businesses. But they acknowledge, according to a survey, that their operations would struggle to function efficiently without the
The 2023-24 tax year may seem a long way off, but it is important that companies are prepared for changes to the system a little more than year down the line. The main rate of Corporation Tax (CT) will rise to 25 per cent for the financial year commencing on 1 April 2023, but it is slightly
Whether it is down to the spread of the Coronavirus or just a general trend to a more cashless society, card payments have boomed in the last couple of years. While restrictions were in place, hardly anyone accepted cash and it is a trend that looks like it will continue with more and more payments
Taxpayers who are unable to pay their Self-Assessment (SA) bill can use the option of paying by instalments with a Time to Pay arrangement with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). If you cannot pay a Self-Assessment tax bill you can make your own Time to Pay arrangement using your Government Gateway account, if you: Have filed your
Under new rules set by the Government, the system of penalties for VAT and Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) are changing. The new system of fines is aimed at tackling non-compliance by taxpayers who repeatedly fail to meet their obligations to provide returns and other information requested by HMRC. Those who make occasional and infrequent mistakes
All unincorporated businesses, including sole traders, the self-employed and trading partnerships, will be taxed on profits generated in the 12 months to 5 April (or 31 March) each year from 2024-25. Here is what you need to know: The Government has proposed changes that will move the tax basis period for all unincorporated businesses This
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that do not use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT make more errors than those that do, a major study has revealed. The research, published by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), comes before the introduction of MTD for VAT for all VAT-registered firms, regardless of income, this April. According to
It should perhaps be no surprise given the circumstances of the pandemic that individuals and businesses might have incurred penalties for late tax payments. But the penalties charged by HM Revenue & Customs can be mitigated if the taxman accepts what is a ‘reasonable excuse’ for failing to meet a payment deadline. HMRC guidelines have
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