When HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) current guidance on the tax treatment of tips and troncs was first published back in 2014, tips and troncs were paid almost exclusively in cash or through card transactions. Of course, in the eight years since, things have changed dramatically and payments are frequently made via app-based platforms, whether […]
Our top tips for hiring your first employee
There has been a surge in new company formations in the last few years, as entrepreneurs develop new and exciting business ideas and bring them to market. On top of this, there are a growing number of workers with ‘side hustles’, who are quickly scaling up their operations to deal with demand from their customers […]
Make sure you are making the correct PAYE payments to HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing fresh warnings to employers to ensure their payment reference numbers are correct so that payments are recognised. Each payment reference number relates to a specific employer and covers a particular accounting period. HMRC uses these reference numbers to allocate payments and to help process taxes related to PAYE […]
Could Government-backed business loans become permanent?
Throughout the pandemic and into the current recovery period, the Government has offered a number of loans to help businesses survive and invest for their future. However, only the Recovery Loan Scheme remains open, and this is due to end on 30 June, with no replacement taking its place. Despite the popularity and value of […]
Working from home tax relief continues, but fewer employees likely to be eligible this year
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has retained its online portal for claiming working from home tax relief for the 2022/23 tax year. But, while the rules and value of the relief remain unchanged, unless there are any further lockdowns this year far fewer people are likely to be able to claim. That is because only […]
Dividends V Salary: Making profits pay for your salary
We all want to keep more of our hard-earned money. For business owners, it can be a difficult balancing act to find the most tax-efficient way to get paid from the company’s profits.
Davis Grant says Spring Statement focuses on the needs of workers, but offers less for businesses
Businesses have been offered minimal support with rising costs in the Spring Statement, according to Davis Grant, but many individuals will receive a boost thanks to changes to National Insurance. The Chancellor faced a challenge as he entered Parliament to deliver his latest Spring Statement, said London-based accountancy firm, Davis Grant. Rapidly rising inflation, a […]
Spring Statement 2022
Exactly two years since the first lockdown was announced, the eyes of the public were firmly fixed on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, as he rose to the despatch box in the House of Commons to deliver his Spring Statement. Yet again, Mr Sunak found himself addressing MPs against a background of crisis, with the residual […]
British IPOs raise more in 2021 than in any other year since 2007
British initial product offerings (IPOs) raised more funding in 2021 than in any other year since 2007, figures have revealed.