Day: 2 September 2019

Earlier this year we highlighted the tax concession afforded by the so-called Trivial Benefit rules. We said: It is possible to make small tax-free payments to employees, including directors… Employers and employees don’t have to pay tax on such a benefit if all of the…

If there was a measure of stability in UK politics, we would be expecting the usual dispatch-box presentation by the Chancellor before Christmas. The annual budget is usually presented November each year. This may still happen this year, but present uncertainties regarding the Brexit outcome,…

The end of next month, 31 October 2019, is the latest deadline for our exit from the EU and the recent hiatus seems to be pushing the UK ever closer to a no-deal outcome. Accordingly, if you are involved in buying or selling goods to…

We have alerted building contractors and sub-contractors in previous newsletters of changes to the VAT rules from 1 October 2019. In a nut-shell, if you are subject to the Construction Industry Scheme and if you are registered for VAT, from the 1 October 2019 you…