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The 31 January tax deadline is looming. Here is what to do to ensure you don’t miss the deadline and the implications of late filing.

It’s that time of year, summer has gone and the leaves are starting to fall from our trees, which means it’s time for the Chancellor’s annual budget. The budget took place on Monday 29 October, and despite many expected (and unexpected) announcements, there were, however, three aspects that were relatively unusual. Firstly, it is earlier

What comes into your mind at the mention of the word tax? Well, I guess, two things always crop up: deadlines and fines. But tax is an inevitable part of society and has been paid since time immemorial. And, as a matter of fact, fines can be eliminated if you adhere to deadlines. Therefore, the

Hi all, firstly I want to thank all our clients for their business in April. So far, we have managed to process over 400 CIS Tax Returns and as I write this blog, 75% have already paid out! We welcome 62 new customers in April alone, and I thank our current clients as nearly half

If you are reading this post, I am guessing you may be one of the approximately 700,000 people who missed the 31 January 2018 deadline for their 2016/17 Self Assessment Tax Return and are now a proud owner of the £100 Fine letter from HMRC. Whilst your excuse may be genuine (or not!) there is nothing more

In the pub over Christmas, I got asked by a mate of mine what I thought of the Autumn Budget announcements. Knowing I’m an accountant, all he really wanted to know was how does all this complicated political jargon affect whether he could afford an extra round of drinks in the pub each Friday night, and

Firstly a very Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had a good break and your New Year’s diet plans are fairing better than mine. For me and the VW staff, Christmas is a distant memory the moment we return to the office in January as we undertake one of the busiest periods

Thanks for reading our new blog… a blog dedicated to Talking Tax. As famously quoted by Benjamin Franklin, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” and he certainly wasn’t wrong! Not sure who he is or what he did… well there isn’t much he didn’t do; politician, diplomat,

Well, it’s that time of the year again…. time for the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to deliver to the UK, the Autumn Budget. Whether your self-employed, unemployed, a homeowner, a landlord (basically anyone and everyone) the Autumn Budget will affect each and every one of us. Of course, and as usual, the news and papers are full