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Positive Outlook for the New Year jobs market

For many, January is a clean slate, the chance to start afresh and the good news is the outlook for the New Year jobs market is far from chilly!  Maybe that means expanding your business? Or maybe you’re finally going to take the plunge and change profession? Whatever 2018 has in store for you … [Read more...]

January business and tax tips from Hallidays

Hallidays welcome you to 2018 with their January newswire to keep you up to date with the latest business and tax tips.  This month examines some important changes that HMRC have made to the way they accept tax payments, including that they no longer accept payment by credit card. Find out what … [Read more...]

Regional Outlook Brighter for House-Builders in 2018

The construction industry’s prospects are inevitably clouded by uncertainties over Brexit and the economy but some positive trends have emerged which bode well for house-builders in 2018. Private house-building ended the year with a flourish, encouraged by the Budget extension of Buy to Let to 2021 … [Read more...]

A Legal Review of 2017 from Harold Stock

As we get to the end of 2017, the clinical negligence and personal injury teams at Harold Stock & Co, thought it would be a good time to look back over the last 12 months. And looking forward to 2018, the firm will celebrate 40 years of working with and supporting individuals and businesses in … [Read more...]

Events launched for National Apprenticeship Week 2018

The National Apprenticeship Service has launched its events map, the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2018 and made resources available to help stakeholders get behind the week. The ‘apprenticeships work’ themed National Apprenticeship Week 2018 (NAW 2018) takes place from 5 to 9 March and … [Read more...]

John Bishop joins Manchester Arena Families on a Magical Day Out

Families affected by the Manchester Arena attack will have a magical Christmas day out today with one of the country’s funniest men when they jet off with British Airways from Manchester Airport to Disneyland Paris with John Bishop.    Some of the youngsters who were at the Manchester Arena, or … [Read more...]

Is NIC due on a termination payment ?

When two Spurs players, Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios, were transferred to Stoke they were paid a termination payment of over £1m by Spurs for terminating their contracts early. This was treated as a termination payment on which no National Insurance Contributions (NIC) were due. Tax was due … [Read more...]

All that Glitters is not Gold

A low interest rate loan scheme could tempt many businesses but beware, all that glitters is not always gold.  A government backed ‘Start Up Loans’ scheme to offer low interest personal loans to start ups and early stage companies has experienced a default rate of over 47% in its first three … [Read more...]

Delay to roll out of Tax Free Childcare

The Government has announced a delay its planned roll out of tax free childcare - one of the issues highlighted in this month's newswire from Hallidays. This month's newswire also looks at employee gifts, increases to pension contributions and the latest news concerning Class 2 national insurance … [Read more...]

Finance Bill 2017-18 legislates for Autumn Budget tax changes

Plans to introduce a Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers, back innovative businesses and crack down on tax avoidance and evasion took the next step forward today (1 December 2017) as the government publishes the Finance Bill 2017-18. The Bill will legislate for tax changes announced at … [Read more...]

Don’t miss the deadline for your Self Assessment online

HMRC is reminding Self Assessment customers to ensure that they, or their appointed accountants / agents, complete their return online ahead of the 31 January deadline or risk hefty fines. Twenty years since HMRC took its first step into the digital age with the birth of electronic Self Assessment … [Read more...]