From April next year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will rank third, just after secured creditors such as banks and insolvency practitioners in order to recover additional outstanding tax from failing businesses. Currently, HMRC is ranked alongside unsecured creditors, such … Continue reading
Author Archives: Howard Roth
Registering for Making Tax Digital for VAT takes seven days, warns HM Revenue & Customs
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned businesses across the UK that the registration process for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT takes seven working days. This means that VAT-registered businesses turning over £85,000 or more need to register more … Continue reading
IR35: off-payroll working rules set to change next year
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published new guidance on the expansion of the IR35 requirements to contractors working in the private sector. IR35 governs the tax status of people working through personal service companies (PSCs) and until now required … Continue reading
Additional year to prepare for Making Tax Digital for taxes other than VAT
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement contained an important nugget of information for businesses that had been wondering when they will need to be ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for taxes other than VAT. Until recently, the Government’s official line was … Continue reading
Employers must comply with new payslip rules
Under the Government’s Good Work Plan, more than 300,000 workers have received a payslip for the first time under new rules that came into force in April. However, experts fear that many employers may be unaware of the recent changes … Continue reading