Jenny Brown
Senior Tax Manager, Sheffield
Jenny is the Personal Tax Manager of the Sheffield office at Hawsons and manages the personal tax affairs of our clients. She started her career with HM Revenue and Customs, specialising in small business compliance. She then moved into practice, working for several firms before joining Hawsons in October 2010. Jenny is a fully qualified member of both the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Chartered Institute of Tax.
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Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Landlords
New tax obligations from April 2023 From 6 April 2023, significant changes will be made to the Self-Assessment reporting system for landlords with gross rental income above £10,000 per tax year. Bringing landlords within the scope of MTD is part of HMRC’s plan to...
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) – Fourth Grant now Available to Claim
The Chancellor has announced further support for the Self-Employed, by making a fourth and fifth grant available under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The fourth grant, covering the period February to April 2021 will be worth 80% of average profits...
Two Promotions at Hawsons Doncaster office
The Partners of Hawsons are pleased to announce two new promotions at the firm’s Doncaster office. Effective from 1 April 2021 Dan Wood is promoted to Partner and James Snipe to Audit Manager. Dan WoodDan trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with...
Self-Assessment – More Time to Pay
HMRC has announced further help for Self-Assessment taxpayers, by extending the late payment penalty deadline until 1 April 2021. Under normal circumstances, a 5% penalty would be incurred on any tax payments which were due by 31 January 2021 and are still...
Rebrand 2021 | When better than now?
Hawsons are delighted to introduce our new rebranded logo. The sleek design fits in with the image we aim to give our clients and connections, of a professional, high-quality multi-disciplinary Accountancy and Business Advisory Firm. Our new brand incorporates our...
Self-Assessment deadline extended
HMRC has confirmed that the deadline for those filing their 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax returns online has been extended from 31 January 2021 to 28 February 2021. Taxpayers will not receive an automatic £100 late filing penalty if they file their 2019-20 return...
2019/20 Self-assessment deadline approaching
The deadline for submitting your 2019/20 self-assessment return is 31 January 2021. The deadline applies to taxpayers who need to complete a tax return and make direct payments to HMRC in respect of their income tax, Classes 2 and 4 National Insurance Contributions...
Enhanced Payment Plans for Self-Assessment Taxpayers
Self-assessment taxpayers are now able to benefit from enhanced payment plans and can apply online for additional support to help spread their tax bill into monthly payments. The online payment plan service was already able to set up installment arrangements for...
Chancellor announces further financial help for businesses, employees, and the self-employed
Furlough Scheme extended until March 2021 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has recently announced that the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March 2021. This comes just a few days after the government announced the scheme would be extended until 2 December...
HLB Communities Day – Food Bank Collection
HLB Communities Day Today our international network HLB is holding its annual communities day in an effort to support local communities during their COVID-19 recovery. In previous years Hawsons staff have had a day out volunteering at various local charities across...
Self-Assessment Tax Returns 2019/20 – Take Action Now!
Upcoming Self-Assessment Deadlines There are a number of upcoming deadlines for Self-Assessment taxpayers: Registration for Self-Assessment: 5 October 2020 Submission of paper tax returns: 31 October 2020 Submitting of electronic tax returns: 31 January 2021 Payment...
Deferral of Tax Payments
The Chancellor has today announced an extension for the deferral of Self-Assessment tax payments due in January 2021, which is expected to benefit around 11 million Self-Assessment taxpayers. This is in addition to the deferral which was previously announced in...
HLB Communities Day 2020
On Friday the 9th of October our international network HLB will be holding its annual communities’ day in an effort to support local communities during their post COVID-19 recovery. This is a worldwide effort with a common theme of giving back to local communities. In...
Two promotions at Hawsons
Two new promotions at Hawsons The partners are pleased to announce two new promotions in the firm’s Sheffield office. Effective from 1 July 2020 Ben Lomas is promoted from Audit Senior to Audit Manager and Craig Walker from Senior Tax Manager to Tax Director. Ben...
Higher Earners – Could You Claim Child Benefit?
If your earnings have fallen below £60,000, for example, if you have been furloughed or your self-employed profits have decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to claim or restart child benefit payments. If this has happened to you, you should act...