by Paul Whyatt | Mar 11, 2022 | News, Taxation
HMRC has been accused of imposing an unfair interest rate rise on late tax payments, while the rate paid when it refunds miscalculated and overpaid tax has remained frozen at just 0.5%. Interest on late payments increased from 2.75% to 3% following the Bank of...
by Paul Whyatt | Mar 9, 2022 | Business Advice, News, Other Insights
Businesses are being encouraged to apply for remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) grant funding from local authorities. Hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses can still apply for one-off cash grants of up to £6,000 through the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure...
by Paul Whyatt | Mar 9, 2022 | Business Advice, Business Start-up, Business Tax
Each year, the government reviews the level of earnings at which employers must include their employees in statutory pension schemes. So, what’s the plan for tax year 2022/23? All employers have to comply with auto-enrolment if they have any employees who meet the...
by Paul Whyatt | Mar 8, 2022 | Business Advice, Business Tax, Taxation
The current fuel crisis will no doubt encourage many people to consider buying an electric car. Drivers of company-owned electric vehicles will find it particularly rewarding as the taxable benefit for using an electric company car is currently just 1% of its list...
by Paul Whyatt | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Other Insights, Taxation
There are constant attempts to trick people that communications are from HMRC and therefore giving away personal information to fraudsters. Recently, a new scam involving QR codes has been identified. HMRC has updated it guidance on QR codes to help taxpayers avoid...