Directors’ Loan Accounts
Director's Loan Accounts: understanding the implications As an accountant, I am intrigued by the government’s bizarre treatment of directors’ loan accounts. HMRC’s rules are very complex [...]
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Overseas Expenses Claims: Are they Tax Deductable?
Short trips abroad for business purposes You can only claim tax relief for foreign travel paid for through your business if the trip has been wholly, exclusively and necessarily for the purpose of [...]
HMRC Tax Avoidance or Tax Evasion?
Worried about being prosecuted for tax avoidance or tax evasion? The number of investigations and possible prosecutions for tax avoidance and tax evasion is on the increase and is set to escalate [...]
Penalties and sanctions Part 4
What are the penalties and sanctions for sending inaccurate information to HMRC and Companies House? This is the fourth and final article in a series that has been concerned with the various [...]
Are you a Contractor? How to select the right accountant
Are you a Contractor? How to select the right accountant Choosing the right accountant is the first and most crucial step to ensuring the success of your business. Without a good accountant you [...]
Cycle to Work Scheme: the tax-free loan scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme: the tax-free loan scheme you should grab in 2013 The Cycle to Work Scheme – launched in 1999 to promote healthier journeys to work – is a tax exemption that lets firms [...]
Penalties and sanctions Part 3
More about the penalties for late filing and late payments to HMRC and Companies House This is the third of four articles about the various penalties you could end up paying if you file documents [...]
Penalties and sanctions Part 2
Penalties and sanctions for late filing and late payments to HMRC and Companies House This is the second of four articles about the numerous returns to be filed with HMRC and Companies House [...]
Penalties and sanctions Part 1
Penalties and sanctions attached to sending inaccurate information, late filing and late payments to HMRC and Companies House This is the first of four articles about the various penalties you [...]
IR35's first ever "split case"
I R35's first ever "split case" The first ever split-case IR35 challenge concerns a contractor whose status shifted from that of contractor to employee while working for the same client for a [...]