Making the most of what you lost
Budget

Making the most of what you lost

3y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

Making the most of what you lost

The Budget 2021 and Finance Bill introduced new extended loss carry back for businesses, with ATT technical officer Emma Rawson outlining the new rule...

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Pre-population proposed to simplify tax
HMRC

Pre-population proposed to simplify tax

3y Helen Thornley , ATT Technical Officer

Pre-population proposed to simplify tax

By Helen Thornley, ATT Technical Officer Read More...

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Should you use your Phase 1 MTD software for Phase 2?
HMRC

Should you use your Phase 1 MTD software for Phase 2?

3y Matt Lewis

Should you use your Phase 1 MTD software for Phase...

The tight timeframes we saw under Making Tax Digital (MTD) Phase 1 saw many businesses adopt a “compliance first” approach to MTD software. Focused on...

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MTD is coming to corporation tax
Corporate Tax

MTD is coming to corporation tax

3y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

MTD is coming to corporation tax

Emma Rawson, ATT Technical Officer, outlines what Making Tax Digital (MTD) for corporation tax will mean for companies and their agents in practice Re...

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MTD: Time to get linked up
HMRC

MTD: Time to get linked up

3y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

MTD: Time to get linked up

The final part of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT requirements becomes mandatory from April 2021 with the ending of the soft landing for digital ...

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IFA: Entities in dark over HMRC customer charter revamp
HMRC

IFA: Entities in dark over HMRC customer charter revamp

3y Anne Davis | The Institute of ...

IFA: Entities in dark over HMRC customer charter r...

HMRC has updated its customer charter. Here’s what it means for you and your clients Read More...

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What is HMRC’s guidance for extended furlough?
HMRC

What is HMRC’s guidance for extended furlough?

3y Hannah Thomas

What is HMRC’s guidance for extended furlough?

On November 10, HMRC published full guidance on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, also referred to as the Furlough Scheme, which has been...

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Furlough means furlough
Coronavirus

Furlough means furlough

3y Helen Thornley , ATT Technical Officer

Furlough means furlough

After months of high-pressure number crunching in the face of evolving guidance, for agents and HMRC alike furlough means a lot of work, writes Helen ...

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Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the agony”
Coronavirus

Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the agony”

3y Leanna Reeves

Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the a...

SMEs remain resilient, but further government support could be crucial Read More...

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SEISS extension – not business as usual
Business

SEISS extension – not business as usual

3y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

SEISS extension – not business as usual

By Emma Rawson, Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) Read More...

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Workers face ‘grey areas’ when filing for WFH tax relief
HMRC

Workers face ‘grey areas’ when filing for WFH tax relief

4y Jeremy Chan

Workers face ‘grey areas’ when filing for WFH tax ...

Tax managers warn of complexities in HMRC’s WFH tax allowances Read More...

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Self-employment income support: is it payback time?
Coronavirus

Self-employment income support: is it payback time?

4y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

Self-employment income support: is it payback time...

Finance Act 2020 introduces a requirement for those who claimed amounts under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) to which they were not...

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Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion as VAT holiday ends
Business

Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion as VAT holiday ends

4y Leanna Reeves

Accountants initiate corporate finance discussion ...

Businesses clamber for advice ahead of 2021 VAT tax bill Read More...

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Proving compliance
HMRC

Proving compliance

4y Tax Systems

Proving compliance

By Jane Malkin, director of tax technology, Tax Systems Read More...

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Changes to VAT rules for online retailers to boost Exchequer’s revenue
HMRC

Changes to VAT rules for online retailers to boost Exchequer’s revenue

4y Leanna Reeves

Changes to VAT rules for online retailers to boost...

New HMRC VAT rules could save UK billions Read More...

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HMRC to tackle CJRS fraud, but funds could already be lost
HMRC

HMRC to tackle CJRS fraud, but funds could already be lost

4y Leanna Reeves

HMRC to tackle CJRS fraud, but funds could already...

HMRC’s draft legislation shows ambition to tackle furlough scheme frauds – but money overpaid to employers will likely be difficult to regain Read Mor...

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To pay or not to pay, what are the options for your upcoming tax bill?
HMRC

To pay or not to pay, what are the options for your upcoming tax bill?

4y Wesleyan Bank | Sponsored

To pay or not to pay, what are the options for you...

Although the pandemic has brought significant changes to our professional and personal lives, some things remain constant. Unfortunately taxes are one...

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UK to lose top talent if start-up scheme is not amended
Business

UK to lose top talent if start-up scheme is not amended

4y Leanna Reeves

UK to lose top talent if start-up scheme is not am...

Excluding US accelerator participants could be detrimental to UK’s competitive tech market Read More...

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Furlough scheme extended to October
Business

Furlough scheme extended to October

4y Shannon Moyer

Furlough scheme extended to October

Furloughed staff will be able to return to part-time work, as scheme is extended to autumn Read More...

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Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsense” over IR35
Coronavirus

Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsense” over IR35

4y Tom Lemmon

Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsens...

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee report, published today, took aim at the government and HMRC for considering the issue ...

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Live discussion: IR35, the VAT deferral, and searching for the new norm
Coronavirus

Live discussion: IR35, the VAT deferral, and searching for the new norm

4y Michael McCaw

Live discussion: IR35, the VAT deferral, and searc...

In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Accountancy Age is hosting a live conversation with leading accountants on Friday 24 April at 2pm BST to...

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UK's CJRS furlough scheme opens to influx of applications
Coronavirus

UK's CJRS furlough scheme opens to influx of applications

4y Shannon Moyer

UK's CJRS furlough scheme opens to influx of appli...

UK’s furlough scheme will aim to distribute funds within six working days of a claim being received Read More...

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“An immensely testing time for accountants”
Budget

“An immensely testing time for accountants”

4y Tom Lemmon

“An immensely testing time for accountants”

Here are the key takeaways from our recent webinar, in association with Receipt Bank, where we discussed how coronavirus, the budget and the added sup...

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HMRC updates self-assessment deferral to include all self-assessment taxpayers
Coronavirus

HMRC updates self-assessment deferral to include all self-assessment taxpay...

4y Tom Lemmon

HMRC updates self-assessment deferral to include a...

HMRC has updated its guidance on the July payments on account deferral to include all self-assessment taxpayers, not just the self-employed Read More...

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Self-employed benefit from Sunak’s coronavirus package
Coronavirus

Self-employed benefit from Sunak’s coronavirus package

4y Shannon Moyer

Self-employed benefit from Sunak’s coronavirus pac...

New benefits, such as lump-sum cash payments, will be available to self-employed individuals but will not be immediately accessible Read More...

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IR35 postponed – but firms struggle to reverse changes
Business

IR35 postponed – but firms struggle to reverse changes

4y Tom Lemmon

IR35 postponed – but firms struggle to reverse cha...

The coronavirus crisis has forced the government to postpone the implementation of IR35 changes, but questions remain over whether firms will reverse ...

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What is a Digital Link?
HMRC

What is a Digital Link?

4y Matt Lewis

What is a Digital Link?

The second phase of MTD for VAT will see businesses required to implement digital links to create an end-to-end digital reporting process. But what IS...

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