Author: Tony Shackleford

HMRC Call Centres

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 28, 2024.

A recently produced statistic reported that 426,000 telephone call to HMRC were unanswered in the month of August 2024. A clear indication of the poor performance of the body which is responsible...

HMRC, HMRC Call Centres, HMRC Telphone Lines

Companies House Directors Verification

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 18, 2024.

Companies House have announce that a new system for verifyin directors is to be introduced in 2025. The system is designed to reduce fraud and will require directors identieid to be verified...

Companies House, Directors fraud, Verification of directors

Government Announcement Relating Employment Rights

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 9, 2024.

The Government is due to make a formal announcement later this week concerning the changes which will be made in respect of employemnt rights. Three of the principal changes expected are: a) Full...

employment rights, HR

State Pension Boost For Carers

Written by Tony Shackleford on September 23, 2024.

Due to administrative issues with in HMRC, people who undertook caring for children or sick and disabled people may be losing out on state pension entitlement. HMRC has announced that such...

NIC credits, state pension

VAT On School Fees

Written by Tony Shackleford on September 3, 2024.

The Government has confirmed the introduction of VAT on private school fees. VAT will be applicable on school fees, including boarding costs, from 1 January 2025. In addition, any fees paid in...

School fees, Vat, VAT on school fees

Making Tax Digital Update

Written by Tony Shackleford on August 14, 2024.

Under the Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules, certain ‘businesses’ will be required to record business transactions on software and submit quarterly returns of financial data to HMRC....

Jointly owned property, Making Tax digital, MTD, mtd and rental income, MTD Jointly Owned Property

Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) Tax Regime

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 31, 2024.

The new Government has confirmed that the FHL tax regime will end from 6 April 2024, with the tax treatment of FHL being the same as that for the rental of other residential properties.

FHL, Holiday Let

Student Loan Debt

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 30, 2024.

Since 2010 the average student loan debt has increased from £16,000 to £48,000. This may well explain the last governments lengthing of the repayment period form 30 years to 40 years.

student loan, Student Loan Repayments

Kings Speach

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 19, 2024.

In our view, the 2 most significant announcements in the Kings Speah to Parliament were: a) The imposition of VAT on private school fees, which will increase school fees by 1/6th. b) The...

VAT on School Fees. Kings Speach

Company Formation Changes

Written by Tony Shackleford on July 15, 2024.

Following on from the recent significant increase in the fee Companies House charge for incorporation of a new company (the incrrease was in excess of 400%), identity checks are to be...

Companies House, Company formation

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