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 [...]
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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 [...]
Work-related training
Cash in on Work Related Training Good news, employers may pay for a variety of training costs without triggering any tax liability for the employee(s) in question. In fact, the concept of [...]
What is a Dispensation Application?
What is a Dispensation Application? A dispensation certificate is a notice from HMRC that means you no longer need to report reimbursement of expenses to your employees and directors on form P11D. [...]
File a form P11D?
When do I need to file a form P11D? I have been asked questions similar to those set out below on numerous occasions about P11Ds. Let’s try and straighten out some of the facts. "Why do I need [...]
How Innocent Contractor Can Avoid the IR35 Trap
Seven Ways the Innocent Contractor Can Avoid the IR35 Trap in 2013 1. Behave like a contractor in business What I mean is this: please do not use a staff pass or attend staff dinners or staff [...]
THE DNS IR35 Checklist
IR35 Checklist - You Need to Know 1. Does your contract provide the right of substitution? The right of substitution should be unconditional. If your contract does provide the right of [...]
IR35 and It's affect
What is IR35 and how might it affect me? I have heard about IR35, what is it? As a contractor it is imperative that you are aware of IR35 legislation, what it entails and the risks involved. [...]
Child Benefit Reform
Child Benefit Reform Hits Families Where it Hurts Sumit Agarwal, founder and Senior Partner, DNS Associates January 7, 2013 saw reforms to the child benefit (CB) system. CB used to be a [...]
HMRC tax investigations – might you be next?
HMRC tax investigations – might you be next? I realise that we are going on … and on … and on about HMRC tax investigations, but if I tell you that we have had at least 10 such investigations [...]