Unless you work for the tax office then everyone can make a mistake. If you make a mistake in calculating your VAT then there are two methods of making an amendment. Method 1 is the simplest but can only be used for errors of a net value that do not exceed £10,000. It can also … Continue reading The Two Ways of Correcting VAT Errors →

If you work from home then the following may be very important to you. There has been an important development in the law concerning when travelling expenses can be claimed if you have an office at home. After taking the case to appeal the Upper Tribunal has upheld the decision previously made by the Lower … Continue reading Travel Expenses – Changes For Those Working From Home →

As part of the normal recruitment procedure it is important that employers ensure that any prospective employee is entitled to work in the UK. Should you employ someone who does not have this right then you face penalties of up to £20,000 for each illegal worker. If you knowinglyemploy an illegal worker then the penalty … Continue reading Checking Employees Right to Work →

After the “Jaffa Cake” and “Gingerbread Man” cases, the first tier tribunal have now bowled the tax office a googly in the case of the “Snowball”, described as “a soft fluffy mallow with a chocolate coating and sprinkled with the finest flakes of coconut “. Originally, these were treated as cakes and were therefore zero-rated … Continue reading HMRC Frozen out by Snowballs →

The tax office is taking a greater interest in travelling expenses that have been claimed as an expense of employment, and we though, therefore, that it was time to look at the rules governing this topic. This is a complex topic. Therefore, this article is far from light reading! Who does this article apply to, … Continue reading Travelling Expenses – What You Need To Know →