Taxpayers suffering from mental health conditions are likely to be given greater consideration should they file a late tax return, according to a leading tax authority. The Association of Tax Technicians (ATT) said HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has a growing awareness of mental health and “appear to be taking this into account regarding fines”.
A high-profile campaign called ‘Axe the Safety Tax’, which is endorsed by a number of MPs and celebrities, is about to launch to abolish VAT on all safety products and services that go into UK homes.
Employers who first set up their business between 1 July 2017 and 30 September 2017 are being reminded that they must have automatically enrolled their employees into a workplace pension scheme before 1 February 2018.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has criticised the Government’s £300 million business rates relief fund, amid concerns that hundreds of businesses are still waiting to benefit from the scheme. Mike Cherry, Chairman of the FSB, has voiced concerns that the initiative has offered “false hope” to many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who are
Buy-to-let property investors who own four or more mortgaged properties are still keen to expand their property portfolios, despite new regulatory changes which require them to undergo ‘stress tests’ when applying for a new mortgage.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not quite the punctual payers they think they are, according to a new study, with 69 per cent of finance managers admitting to being “frequent late payers”.
A new type of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) email scam has been circulating ahead of next week’s self-assessment tax return deadline.
Almost a third of tax returns are outstanding with just a week to go before the January Self Assessment deadline, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
According to a new study, almost three quarters (72 per cent) of established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that the UK is a great place to set up a new business.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will offer support to those affected by the Carillion collapse ahead of the 31 January tax return deadline.