Blog9th Jul 2018Statutory Shared Parental Leave & Statutory Shared Parental PayShared Parental leave and Shared Parental Pay were originally introduced in 2015 and from recent studies, there has only been a small percentage of employees who are eligible have actually taken up the leave.View more
Blog5th Jul 2018Optimising Employee Equity IncentivesAttracting and retaining key employees is an essential part of growing a successful business and can often prove a challenging area for entrepreneurial companies. This was featured at the recent Engage Invest and Exploit 2018 conference which highlighted that providing…View more
Blog4th Jul 2018Taxation of the Digital Economy – Changes are ComingThere is broad agreement between global Tax Authorities that the means by which companies in the digital sector can be subject to corporate tax in overseas territories has not kept pace with the manner in which many multinationals today generate…View more
Blog3rd Jul 2018Company Voluntary Arrangements (“CVA”) – what are they?We have seen a number of number of high street stores trying to restructure their businesses in recent times using a process known as a CVA. New Look, Carpetright, Mothercare, Prezzo, Byron Hamburgers and House of Fraser are amongst the…View more
Blog2nd Jul 2018Supporting our Business Leaders & Innovators in Oil & GasMuch has been written about adaptation, change and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry in 2017. E&P are leading the change agenda, especially in the North Sea and we are starting to see the Oil Services sector leading the…View more
Blog29th Jun 2018Making Tax Digital for VAT: MTD-Day minus 200…and countingIt’s a bit like GDPR – everyone’s suddenly talking about Making Tax Digital for VAT (“MTD”) but many businesses don’t know what it means and how it impacts them, let alone what they might have to do.View more
Blog28th Jun 2018You Could Reduce Your Payroll QueriesWhy not encourage your employees to self-serve online by activating their Personal Tax Account (PTA), as many of the queries your employees bring to you can be answered in their PTA. Fifteen Million people are already using theirs and is…View more
Blog27th Jun 2018Reflections on Digital Scotland 2018 We had a good time at Digital Scotland 2018, the Scottish Public Sector’s digital transformation conference, in Glasgow last month. View more
Blog26th Jun 2018Have You Agreed Your PAYE Settlement Agreement?A PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) allows employers to settle the tax and National Insurance (NI) due on small or irregular taxable expenses or benefits provided to employees rather than the employees suffering the tax on these.View more
Blog25th Jun 2018Anything to declare to HMRC? Less than 100 days to go…The countdown is on for individuals, Trusts and Estates to submit a full disclosure to HMRC if they need to correct their underpaid UK tax position in respect of any offshore interests.View more
Blog25th Jun 2018Employer Compliance Reviews – HMRC’s current focus areasHMRC Employer Compliance reviews are something most businesses are faced with at some point. These enquiries can cover a vast area of business procedures, however, tend to have a heavy focus around payroll, employee expenses and benefits, staff entertaining and…View more
Blog22nd Jun 2018Living & Working Abroad: Are you Leaving UK Taxes?Deciding to leave the UK to work abroad is a big decision but often the impact on your tax position is an afterthought. The tax treatment depends on a number of factors, including the length and timing of your departure…View more