Blog16th Nov 2017Scottish Taxes are here to stay- but will taxpayers want to stay in Scotland?Read the updated blog, to reflect changes announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement speech made on 22 November 2017. Scottish taxpayers earning more than £43,000 pa, are already paying £400 more tax pa, because Holyrood flexed its tax powers for…View more
Blog15th Nov 2017Charity VAT- Beware the income trapsIn our first Charity VAT blog, we looked at the various VAT reliefs that may be available to you as a charity. Moving on from the expenditure side, in this Blog, we will start to look at the issues that…View more
Blog13th Nov 2017Don’t let VAT be a cost of doing business in the UK – 13th Directive ClaimsOne of the most common questions we are asked by our overseas clients when they are looking to do business in the UK is – “Can we recover the VAT we incur in the UK?”View more
Blog13th Nov 2017Landlords Beware – Potential block on loan interest relief for capital withdrawn from letting businessesHMRC recently amended their existing online guidance on the subject of tax relief for interest paid by taxpayers on relevant loans, but in particular when remortgaging properties in their letting business.View more
Blog9th Nov 2017VAT on Pension Scheme Costs – The final answer?Historically, HMRC have allowed a simplification for the VAT incurred on the administration of a pension fund. This simplification allowed employers to treat 30% of the VAT charged by scheme managers as relating to the management of the fund and,…View more
Blog8th Nov 2017Does Your Business Voluntarily Payroll Company Cars?For businesses who voluntarily payroll company cars as a Benefit in Kind (BiK), from April 2018 you will have to payroll all your car data. It will be mandatory from this time to submit all of the car data information…View more
Blog1st Nov 2017Your Data is your Asset, use it- the Power of Data AnalyticsDo you fully understand your employer costs and employee demographics? Are you monitoring key trends and analytics?View more
Blog30th Oct 2017Exploring Joint Ventures from Every AngleJoint venture audit can result in real savings in the oil and gas industry, writes accountant IAN MCPHERSON of AAB, and it may well have applications in other sectors too.View more
Blog27th Oct 2017When is a ‘Van’ a Van?A recent court case has highlighted the classification of a VW Transporter Kombi van for Benefit In Kind purposes. The introduction of double cab pick-ups and Kombi vehicles has long sparked debate over whether they qualify as a car or a…View more
Blog26th Oct 2017Trust Registration ServiceHMRC has launched their new Trust Registration Service (“TRS”). This is intended to be a single online point of access for Trustees and agents of all Trusts with a UK tax exposure.View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Re-organisations and Redundancies: A Five Point Guide to Getting it RightRedundancy: not part of the plan Redundancy, in simple terms, is a lawful dismissal that occurs when an employer needs to reduce the size of its workforce. According to the Employment Rights (NI) Order 1996, an employee may lawfully be…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Creating a Sales Culture within an Organisation“To me, job titles don’t matter. Everyone is in sales. It’s the only way we stay in business.” – Harvey Mackay A number of months ago I arrived at a hotel after a long early morning journey, through fog…View more