Taxpayers who are subject to the IR35 legislation had, by concession, an extension to the filing deadline in respect of 2013/14 liabilities. HMRC has published a reminder that personal service companies and other intermediaries have until 31 January 2015 to submit accurate figures and pay any outstanding amounts. The department’s Employer Bulletin for October said: “This concession … Continue reading IR35 Filing Concession →

The Autumn Statement this year is on 3rd December. This is when the Chancellor announces his proposals for the future. In the good old days there was an Autumn Statement and a Budget in March. The Autumn Statement announced the proposed social security benefits for the following year. Then in March, the Budget would give … Continue reading The Autumn Statement →

From October 2015, anyone who reaches state pension age before 6 April 2016, and who do not have the necessary contribution record to provide the full state pension, will be able to top up their state pension by paying a new class of voluntary National Insurance contributions (NICs).​ This new class of NICs, class 3A voluntary … Continue reading New Class 3A contributions →

In previous years the office has been closed between Xmas and New Year. The staff have this year decided that they would prefer to have greater flexibility. Therefore, Xmas office hours are as follows: Monday 22nd December – Normal Opening Tuesday 23rd December – Normal Opening Wednesday 24th December – Closed Thursday 25th December – … Continue reading Christmas Office Closure 2014 →