NOW Pension Offer (ends Sunday 29th Nov)
Do you employ someone? Concerned about the workplace pension? Why not let us run your payroll at an additional cost of a mere £4.50 to yourself! If you operate PAYE and employ someone then you will be required to offer a workplace pension in the near future, and there are stringent penalties if you fail … Continue reading NOW Pension Offer (ends Sunday 29th Nov)
As we approach Christmas we thought we would spread some Christmas cheer amongst our readers by looking at a major change in the taxation of dividends that is taking place from April next year. Currently, dividends carry a “notional tax credit” of 10%. A dividend of, for instance, £9 is treated as if it is … Continue reading Christmas cheer from Watkinson Black
Shoppers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been paying 5p for any carrier bag that they use for their shopping for some time, and from 5th October we in England have joined them. The stated aim of the policy is to encourage people to re-use bags and so reduce the amount of waste going … Continue reading Rules for 5p carrier bags not consistent throughout the UK
I felt compelled to write a personal account of my time (so far) with what is now known as WatkinsonBlack Chartered Accountants. I was 43 years of age when I embarked on my career as an accountant with my long time friend David Watkinson. I had almost finished my Business & Finance course (very useful … Continue reading Margaret Reaches 65 – Personal account of Margaret Black from WatkinsonBlack Chartered accountants Warrington
New measures to enforce compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the new National Living Wage (NLW) have recently been announced. The NLW was announced at the July 2015 Budget and is due to be introduced in April 2016. It will apply to workers aged 25 and above and will initially be set at … Continue reading Measures for compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the new National Living Wage (NLW) announced