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Making Tax Digital: An update
Making Tax Digital: An update

What is Making Tax Digital? (MTD) MTD is the biggest shake-up of the personal tax system in 20 years and will fundamentally change the way taxpayers report to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and keep their business records. Taxpayers will be required to keep records...

Hawsons Hot Pension Planning
Hawsons Hot Pension Planning

Pension Planning As we approach the end of the 2016/17 tax year, there are real opportunities to add value to your overall tax planning process. In the lead up to the 5 April 2017, the payment of contributions to a registered pension scheme can bring many tax...

Spring Budget 2017: Predictions
Spring Budget 2017: Predictions

Spring Budget 2017: Predictions Philip Hammond will deliver his Spring Budget on 8 March. This will be the first and last ever Spring Budget, as the main tax announcements will be switched to the autumn in future. But what can we expect when the Chancellor delivers...

SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the PAYE!
SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the PAYE!

Welcome to our third edition of the SME tax corner. In this month's SME tax corner we look at what's changed in the world of tax for small businesses. Good: Minimising tax by spreading income around the family Owner-managed companies often seek to minimise the tax...

SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the chance
SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the chance

In this month's SME tax corner we look at what's changed in the world of tax for small businesses. Good: R&D claims from SMEs increase by 23% New figures released by HMRC earlier this month show that since the relief was launched in 2000 over 120,000 claims have...

SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the kneady!
SME tax corner – the good, the bad & the kneady!

In this month's SME tax corner we look at the recent Summer Budget and what's changed in the world of tax for small businesses. Tax and the small business – Summer Budget The recent Summer Budget was a bit hit and miss for small businesses. On the whole, though, it...

Making Tax Digital: An update
Making Tax Digital: An update

What is Making Tax Digital? (MTD) MTD is the biggest shake-up of the personal tax system in 20 years and will fundamentally change the way taxpayers report to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and keep their business records. Taxpayers will be required to keep records...

Hawsons Hot Pension Planning
Hawsons Hot Pension Planning

Pension Planning As we approach the end of the 2016/17 tax year, there are real opportunities to add value to your overall tax planning process. In the lead up to the 5 April 2017, the payment of contributions to a registered pension scheme can bring many tax...

Spring Budget 2017: Predictions
Spring Budget 2017: Predictions

Spring Budget 2017: Predictions Philip Hammond will deliver his Spring Budget on 8 March. This will be the first and last ever Spring Budget, as the main tax announcements will be switched to the autumn in future. But what can we expect when the Chancellor delivers...