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Author: Anne Irvine

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People and Charities

Charities are continually faced with rising costs and increased burden from compliance with the law, particularly the smaller charities. ...

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Beware impact of VAT MTD

HMRC announced in July 2017 that Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be postponed for a year for all taxes except for VAT. MTD will affect all ...

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VAT on school fees

There has been much debate in recent years over VAT on school fees. Last year the Labour party planned to tax private school fees to pay ...

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Safeguarding your charity

In December 2017 Charity Commission updated their strategy for dealing with safeguarding issues in charities.

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VAT Return Nightmare

I am often asked by my clients why we charge for preparing and checking the VAT Returns when the bookkeeping is computerised and the acco...

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The General Data Protection Regulation

The deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fast approaching. The implementation date is 25th May 2018. Many SMEs will ...

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Who Is Accountable?

Charities and not for profit organisations are in hard times with Government cut backs as they have been as a result of the 2010 austerit...

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The Higher Rate

The SDLT premium rate has been with us since 1 April 2016. It is in effect a tax on second homes, but there are some exemptions and also...

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VAT Flat Rate Scheme

HMRC have introduced a new VAT flat rate percentage of 16.5%.

Private Clients | 2 Mins Read

Salary Sacrifice Arrangements

Following a recent consultation, HMRC have confirmed that they will legislate to remove the tax and national insurance benefits from sala...

Private Clients | 1 Min Read

Autumn Statement Explained: Pensions Recycling

From April 2015 individuals who have accessed their pension schemes have been able to re-invest tax free funds thus obtaining tax relief ...

Business Clients | 2 Mins Read

Out with the old, in with the new

September is a busy period for accountants, with the filing of company accounts with a December year-end date due at the end of the month...