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Blog29th Mar 2017

Claims – changes to the system

You receive a letter from an insolvency practitioner (IP), telling you that a customer of yours has gone into liquidation. Anyone who has been in business for any length of time has either encountered this scenario or knows someone who…

Blog28th Mar 2017

Another Payroll Year End

It’s that time of year again when the financial year comes to an end. Are you, as an employer, ready for the financial year 2016/17 to end and have you considered the implications on your payroll?

Blog27th Mar 2017

New tax trap for Expats selling UK property – Non Resident Capital Gains Tax

Non UK tax residents are generally not liable to UK Capital Gains Tax however when it comes to residential property sales there is a specific regime with short reporting deadlines and stiff penalties for failure to disclose.

Blog21st Mar 2017

Payroll headaches resolved

Does payroll give you a headache each pay run?

Blog20th Mar 2017

Social Security: Country of Residence Rules for Multi-State Workers

Our previous blog post on social security focused on workers being posted to the UK from overseas or from the UK to an overseas country to work, but what is the position if someone works in more than one country?…

Blog17th Mar 2017

Are you a Scottish Taxpayer for payroll purposes?

The 2017/2018 tax year will see the United Kingdom introduce a variance between Scottish Rate taxpayers and the rest of the UK.

Blog16th Mar 2017

Deadline for making a retrospective NICs holiday claim is looming

The National Insurance contributions (NICs) holiday applied to new businesses, in specific locations, including Scotland, that started during the period 22 June 2010 to 5 September 2013. Subject to meeting certain conditions, eligible businesses were able to claim up to…

Blog15th Mar 2017

The importance of good Corporate Governance

Management teams and Boards are increasingly under pressure to consistently improve and remain up to date with the latest legislation, technology and guidance on corporate governance issues as well as treating employees fairly, safeguarding assets and creating long term sustainability…

Blog6th Mar 2017

When is a Van not a Benefit?

Many employers provide company vans to their employees for work purposes, but whether a van benefit in kind charge arises depends on the private use element.

Blog6th Mar 2017

Tips on how you can encourage whistleblowers to speak up

Whistleblower protection is essential for safeguarding the public interest and for fostering a culture of integrity and accountability within organisations. While many businesses are becoming more proactive in developing policies that clearly define how they will protect whistleblowers, there are…

By Sean McAuley

Blog2nd Mar 2017

Tapered Annual Allowance – A Nightmare on Pensions Street

One year on from the launch of yet another change to pension legislation we find ourselves looking at how the tapered annual allowance has impacted high earning individuals and highlighting points to consider in the next tax year.

Blog28th Feb 2017

Going digital – is it time to review your system?

Mairi MacIver explains why now is the time for dental practices to switch to cloud accounting