December 3, 2018
What happens when we are no longer an EC Member State? Unless something dramatic happens in the next few months the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019 but, at present, no-one knows whether we will leave with or without a deal or, if we do leave with a deal, whether that deal will enable us to continue to operate in the same way with the EC as…
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November 15, 2018
EU Council addresses VAT differences between electronic publications and physical publications The e-publication directive has been adopted by the EU Council after an agreement was reached on 2 October 2018. Effective from 6 November 2018, the Council is allowing alignment of VAT rules for electronic and physical publications. This has opened up the possibility for the UK to implement a zero rate VAT into English law if our Government wishes…
September 27, 2018
HMRC have updated their VAT Notice 708. The latest amendment issued on 20th July 2018 has been released to include a clarification of the definition of a dwelling. Paragraph 2.1 has been amended to show that a dwelling can consist of more than one building. The wording used by HMRC has to be applauded as it is very clear and concise, and I have been struggling to think of a…
September 17, 2018
Cyber Essentials for Accountants Working in conjunction with our partners Berea, we are delighted to give you the opportunity to purchase Cyber AMI, a Web based business app to help you achieve and maintain compliance with Cyber Essentials, the government’s risk management specification for cyber threats. Accountants hold a large amount of highly sensitive client data. From this point of view there is a significant threat from cyber criminals or…
August 24, 2018
It has been four years since Qdos Re-entered the Fee Protection Market as Qdos Vantage and it has undoubtedly been a real success story. Each year hundreds of accountants have made the decision to join us, benefiting from our simple and transparent approach, on-line support systems and personal service. Above all we understand that first and foremost our clients want a Tax Fee Protection Insurance provider that prioritises the delivery…
August 9, 2018
FAQs – Phoenixing Rules A topic that is frequently asked about on our helpline relates to the Phoenixing Rules. “Phoenixing” which was introduced by Finance Bill 2016 and is in the legislation at ITTOIA05 S396B. The purpose of ITTOIA05 S396B is to prevent individuals converting what would otherwise be a dividend into a capital payment, and so reducing their overall tax liability. This provision applies to distributions in a winding-up…
July 30, 2018
Taxation of capital gains – scope extended by HMRC HMRC extends the scope of the UK’s taxation of capital gains accruing to non-UK residents to include gains on disposals of interests in all UK property. This measure was announced at Autumn Budget 2017 and a consultation ran from 22 November 2017 to 16 February 2018 under the title, ‘Taxing gains made by non-residents on UK immovable property’. HMRC and HM…
July 11, 2018
Could Coca-Cola allow for VAT recovery on cars? The First-Tier case of Noel Payne, Christopher Garbett and Coca-Cola European Partners GB Ltd (TC06082) has been raised by clients when enquiring about VAT recovery on cars and vans. While it’s slightly unusual to discuss the decision made in an Income Tax Tribunal, the issue in this case was whether the three, very specific, types of van provided by Coca-Cola to their…
June 20, 2018
Does your practice operate under a DPB licence? There are some important changes around the corner for practices that operate a Tax Fee Protection Insurance scheme under a DPB licence. In this respect the ICAEW have just issued DPB update 11, which can be viewed by clicking here – The changes come into effect on the 1st Oct 2018 and have been prompted by the Insurance Distribution Directive, which aims…
June 5, 2018
P11D deadline – due at HMRC by 6 July 2018 The P11D deadline for the year ended 5th April 2018 is 6th July 2018, when P11Ds should be received by HMRC, together with P11D(b)s in respect of Class 1A National Insurance that is owed. The employees should be given a copy of the information at the same time. Payment of the Class 1A National Insurance should reach HMRC by…
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