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03-07-2009

New Regulations applying the terms of the Companies Act 2006 to LLPs will come into effect on 1 October 2009.  Please click on title for the detail.

02-07-2009

Some tax payers have been receiving scam e-mails from HMRC notifying them of a tax overpayment and requesting them to complete the on-line questionnaire.   The e-mails are very official looking and well presented.

Please note: THESE ARE FICTITIOUS.  DO NOT COMPLETE THE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE E-MAIL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Please forward  the e-mail to:

phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

Once forwarded delete the e-mail.

HMRC current guidance is that they will never send e-mails requesting tax payer personal information.


30-06-2009

New online service to increase legal certainty on VAT numbers.

The European Commission has launched an online service allowing taxpayers to get a certificate proving that they checked the validity of the VAT identification number of their customer at a given time.


24-06-2009

2 important changes come into effect from 01 October 2009.  These relate to:

  • Change of company names; and
  • directors service addresses.

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10-06-2009

For all VAT accounting periods commencing on or after 1st Juy 2009 there are new fuel scale rates applicable.  RATES HAVE FALLEN.

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28-05-2009

Currently one has the choice of submitting  VAT return online or on paper. However, HMRC plans to phase out paper returns from April 2010.
Paper returns should be sent to: HMRC, VAT Controller, VAT Central Unit, BX5 5AT.
If one needs to use a courier service to deliver a VAT return, it should be sent to: HMRC, Alexander House, Southend, SS99 1AA.

14-05-2009

The Government has announced that the adult National Minimum Wage (NMW) will increase from 1 October 2009.


29-04-2009

From 1 February 2009, statutory redundancy pay rose to £350. Instead of waiting until February 2010 to increase it once again, the Government has introduced a one-off increase to £380, which will take effect from 1 October 2009. This means that the maximum amount of statutory redundancy pay will be £11,400 (20 years x 1.5 weeks x £380).


23-04-2009

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed that the business rates increase originally scheduled for this year will be staggered.

The annual increase, which had been set at 5 per cent for the 2009/10 financial year, has been reduced to 2 per cent, with the remaining 3 per cent to be paid over the following two years.

The move is intended to ‘smooth the effects of the spike in inflation of 5 percent in September’, which would have had an impact on cash flow this year. It reckons that the delay will help business ratepayers will be able to defer around £600 million across 1.6 million properties.

01-04-2009

There are a significant number of employment law changes now coming into force , most effective from 6 April 2009.  Click on title for more information.