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What is IR35 and what does it mean for contractors, freelancers and sole traders?

Introduced in April this year, the new off-payroll working rules may significantly change the economic landscape for contractors, freelancers and sole traders. If you’re concerned about IR35, here’s everything you need to know. What are the new off-payroll working rules? A contractor who works like an employee - but is paid through a limited company

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Five reasons to set up a Personal Tax Account

Taxpayers are being urged to set up personal accounts to monitor their affairs. The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is encouraging taxpayers to set up a Personal Tax Account (PTA). The call is after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), renewed their commitment to PTAs as part of a proposed single digital account for taxpayers, at

IR35: Everything you need to know about the off-payroll working rules
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IR35: Everything you need to know about the off-payroll working rules

New rules and regulations have been introduced around off-payroll working, also known as IR35, in the private sector. The legislation is primarily aimed at contractors and freelancers who work via a personal service company (PSC), as well as the businesses that utilise their services, who are often referred to as engagers or end clients. Under

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Blog Brexit

New advice on EU imports customs declarations

New Government advice will help traders submit customs import declarations for non-controlled goods imported from the EU, it has been announced. The report comes after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) wrote to more than 200,000 businesses reminding them of their new tax and customs obligations now that the UK has officially left the EU. According

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Blog Brexit

What are Freeports and how do they help businesses?

Eight new Freeports will create hubs for trade and help “regenerate” communities across Britain, the Queen’s Speech 2021 has confirmed. But what are Freeports? And how could they help your business? In this blog, we’ve covered everything you need to know about Freeports. What are Freeports? Freeports are trading hubs usually built around shipping ports

Effective approaches to pricing
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Effective approaches to pricing

Pricing a product or service can be a challenging task for any business, especially with the increased competition that many companies now face. The growth of online sales and the diversification of many markets means that it has never been more important for businesses to find pricing strategies that work for them. Many businesses owners

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Workplace pension re-enrolment – how does it work?

Almost all workers should now be enrolled into a workplace pension under the Automatic Enrolment scheme. But as the employer, your legal duties do not end there. Once every three years, workers who have opted out of a workplace pension or did not previously meet the earnings threshold should be ‘re-enrolled’ into the workplace scheme

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Furlough fraud warning after arrests

Employers have been warned that businesses abusing the furlough scheme will face action from fraud investigators. It comes after two people have been arrested by H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officials over a suspected £3.4m Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fraud. In March, the Government announced it would invest £100m in a Taxpayer Protection

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New tax surcharges for late payments

In the 2021 Spring Budget, the Government announced a new penalty and interest regime to replace the VAT default surcharge. From April 2022, this new penalty regime for late submission of tax returns and late payments will begin across VAT and Income Tax Self-Assessments (ITSA). Interest charges and repayment interests will combine to bring VAT

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Blog Brexit

HMRC publish new guidance on delayed customs import declarations

New Government advice will help traders submit customs import declarations for non-controlled goods imported from the EU, it has been announced. The report comes after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) wrote to more than 200,000 businesses reminding them of their new tax and customs obligations now that the UK has officially left the EU. According

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Finding the right finance for your business

In an ideal world, the costs of doing business can be covered by the proceeds of work already undertaken or goods already sold. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world. We live in the world of late payments, long gaps between paying for supplies and generating revenue from them, seasonal fluctuations, challenging trading

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Brexit

How will Brexit affect your overseas property, pensions and investments?

Since leaving the European Union in December last year, much of the focus has been on how it will affect your business. But what about your personal assets? In this blog, we will look at the key changes affecting property, investments and other personal assets based in the EU. Your State Pension (if you moved

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