I have seen our digital programme really take off over the last few weeks, supporting small businesses and agents through the Self Assessment deadline. Did you join one of the SA online chat services? If so, why not leave a …
It’s been a few weeks since I blogged about moving tax agent and adviser web content to GOV.UK and you may have noticed that move has now taken place. Along with all HMRC customer guidance, information for tax agents and …
What is the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA)? The AIA was introduced in 2008. It is an allowance for tools and equipment meaning a business can write off 100% of qualifying capital expenditure (up to a set limit - currently £500,000) …
In the past, employment intermediaries were often used to disguise people’s employment status as self employed - when they were in fact, employees. In the Finance Bill 2014, the Government introduced legislation to prevent these attempts to avoid paying national …
Hello, I’m Andria Barber and I work in HMRC’s Agent Stakeholder team as the editor of ‘Agent Update’ which is published on our website every two months. It brings agent information together in one place, so that you can …
Why not use our Agent Account Managers (AAM) service to get in touch with HMRC and resolve your client-specific issues? AAMs are there to help tax agents and advisors who have been unable to find answers through the usual HMRC …
In a recent statement in the Financial Times, the Prime Minister said, there would be much higher penalties for employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW). He said: “We are (also) clamping down on those who employ …
