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Monthly Archives: February 2018

Experts predict record tax take as landlords look to offload rental property

Vale & West
Feb 28,2018
Blog

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) stands to break records this year as sales on houses and flats generate a record amount of tax.

Watch out for ‘aggressive’ HMRC scams

Vale & West
Feb 27,2018
Blog

Taxpayers are being reminded to be on the lookout for scam telephone calls, emails and text messages purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), amid concerns that such ‘scams’ are growing increasingly aggressive.

Beware telephone tax scam

Vale & West
Feb 26,2018
Richard Ziemba

Taxpayers are being targeted by criminals who are pretending to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and demanding immediate payment for bogus tax bills.

SMEs hoping to increase international sales this year

Vale & West
Feb 26,2018
Blog

Almost two thirds (64 per cent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are hoping to increase international sales this year, a new study has revealed.

Companies House makes changes to protect directors from identity fraud

Vale & West
Feb 23,2018
Blog

The Government will make Companies House safer to use following research that directors are “disproportionally” targeted by identity thieves.

Wages and productivity on the rise, new data reveals

Vale & West
Feb 22,2018
Blog,SME

New figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week have revealed that UK productivity has increased sharply in the last two quarters, while wage growth experienced a sudden surge in the three months to December.

Taxing times

Vale & West
Feb 21,2018
Kathryn Cutts

According to recent research, conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK spend 95 hours a year getting their taxes in order, which costs them around £5,000.

Businesses at “considerable risk” by not planning for future

Vale & West
Feb 21,2018
Blog

Just four in 10 family business owners have any form of succession planning in place, according to a new study.

‘Accidental landlords’ urged to seek tax advice before it’s too late

Vale & West
Feb 20,2018
Jason Pyke

So-called ‘accidental landlords’ are being urged to seek specialist tax advice, after figures from Countrywide revealed that an additional 80,000 properties were added to the UK’s rental market last year – many of which were owned by people who know very little about buy-to-let.

Anyone who registered an LPA within the last four years could be entitled to a fee refund

Vale & West
Feb 20,2018
Blog

British adults who have registered a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at some point within the last four years could be entitled to a partial refund on any fees paid to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), it has emerged.

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