by Gary Woosey | Jun 4, 2024 | Blog, Finance, SME, SMEs
Staff costs represent a substantial portion of your expenditure as a business owner, so it’s important that you understand what payments you have to make and how to plan for them. Many employers fail to consider statutory payments in addition to regular staff pay....
by Gary Woosey | May 21, 2024 | Blog, Employment, SME, SMEs, Tax
When your business takes on a new employee, we know that you’re eager to get them settled into their role – but not before you’ve completed the right checks and set them up in your payroll system! If you ask for employment and income history from new starters, this...
by Gary Woosey | May 7, 2024 | Blog, HMRC, Scams, SMEs, VAT
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning to businesses over fraudulent attempts to access VAT repayments via postal form VAT484. What’s happening? The form, used by business owners to change VAT registration details with HMRC if unable to do so online, has...
by Gary Woosey | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog, HMRC, SME, SMEs, Tax
If your business has a turnover of £90,000 or more and sells products or services subject to VAT, then you must register to pay it and file a return to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) – at least once every three months. Your VAT return is a critical component of...
by Gary Woosey | Apr 23, 2024 | Blog, Finance, HMRC, SME, SMEs
If you choose to offer certain benefits to your employees, then you may incur additional Class 1 National Insurance (NI) liabilities which must be reported to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This applies to benefits known as ‘benefits in kind’ (BIKs), as they are...
by Gary Woosey | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog, Finance, SME, SMEs, Tax
In a new initiative designed to reduce paper use and unnecessary confusion, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced a significant change to the way that taxpayers are notified of a repayment. From 8 April 2024, HMRC will no longer send out a letter notifying...
