Harnett Accountants Kingston brings you this report from accountancy age. It seems that many businesses are unwittingly acting as a bank for their clients, sending out late or incorrect invoices at the expense of their own cash flow security:” “A recent CFO survey by Deloitte highlighted the importance of cost control and cash flow management. […]
Harnett Accountants Kingston – Stamp Duty Loophole Closed by HMRC
Harnett Accountants Kingston brings you this article from Accountancy Age, reporting that the taxman has won a major victory by shutting down a stamp duty tax loophole. “The Taxman has claimed a significant victory in a tribunal in its continued fight against tax avoidance schemes. Durham-based property company Vardy Property took advantage of a regulation […]
Harnett Accountants Wimbledon – Tax Evasion Cases Fall by 25%
Harnett Accountants Wimbledon brings you this article from Accountancy Age, revealing that serious tax evasion cases have fallen by nearly 25% over the last year. “Serious tax evasion cases identified by HM Revenue & Customs has dropped nearly a quarter over the last 12 months. In 2011/12, there were 3,456 suspected cases, the lowest number […]
Harnett Accountants Chiswick – Tax Crackdown On Track
Harnett Accountants Chiswick brings you this article from the BBC Business News website, reporting that the government is on track for its target to raise £4bn in the crackdown on tax avoidance. “The government is “on track” to raise £4bn this year via schemes to crack down on tax dodgers, Chief Secretary to the Treasury […]
Harnett Accountants Kingston – Taxman Must Steer Clear Of Advisory Board
Harnett Accountants Kingston brings you this report from the Accountancy Age website, warning that the taxman must not be allowed on the advisory panel which will look at tax schemes. “THE TAXMAN MUST STAY CLEAR of an advisory panel proposed to determine whether tax schemes are abusive, according to the CIoT and ATT. In response […]
Harnett Accountants Putney – Cable Confirms Business Bank
Harnett Accountants Putney brings you this report from the BBC Business News website, confirming that the government is moving ahead with plans for its business bank: “The government is moving ahead with plans for a government-backed “business bank” to boost lending to UK companies. The business secretary, Vince Cable, said he hoped such a bank […]
Harnett Accountants Kensington – IR35 And Visits From The Taxman
Harnett Accountants Kensington are pleased to present more useful tax tips for your business IR35 Business Tests Released If you provide services through your own personal service company you will be aware of the tax law known as IR35. This tax rule imposes an extra charge on your company, if you would be treated as […]
Harnett Accountants Hammersmith – September Tax Q&A Part 2
Harnett Accountants Hammersmith Welcome you to part 2 of our monthly tax Q&A. Q. My business recently bought an e-book reader from an online retailer. It will be used for business purposes but the retailer is refusing to provide me with a VAT invoice, saying their products are not provided for business purposes, so VAT […]
Harnett Accountants Wimbledon – Self Billing
Harnett Accountants Wimbledon offer this useful advice on self billing: ‘Self-billing’ is where the customer in the supplier/customer relationship raises the invoices to themselves for work done or goods provided by the supplier, instead of the supplier raising those invoices. Self-billing helps large organisations that need to pay out lots of small amounts to hundreds […]
Harnett Accountants Hammersmith – Gifting Assets and Shares
Harnett Accountants Hammersmith brings you another useful piece of tax saving advice. If you plan to gift assets or shares to your relatives, there are several taxes you need to consider: Capital Gains Tax You won’t make an actual profit or gain when you give away assets or shares, so you may not expect to […]