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Charitable giving - cap on tax relief
Published on 14/05/2012
The Government is proposing to restrict tax reliefs available to individuals such as charitable giving.
Read more...VAT on hot food
Published on 10/05/2012
HMRC are consulting on changing the rules on hot takeaway food to ensure that all food (with the exception of freshly baked bread) that is above ambient air temperature when provided to the customer is standard rated.
Read more...RTI guidance for employers
Published on 09/05/2012
HMRC have updated their guidance on Real Time Information (RTI).
Read more...‘Keep up the pressure on pasty tax’, says campaigner
Published on 04/05/2012
One of the key Cornish campaigners against the proposed ‘pasty tax’ is urging people to respond to the Government’s consultation before the deadline of 18thMay.
Read more...More than 100 businesses planning to attend Finance in Cornwall
Published on 04/05/2012
More than 100 businesses from across Cornwall are planning to attend the fourth annual Finance in Cornwall event during Cornwall Business Week (May 14-18), and some places are still available.
Read more...File Employer End of Year Forms or risk penalties
Published on 04/05/2012
Employers are being reminded that in order to avoid penalties they must file the Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) online and on time. The vast majority of employers must file electronically and the deadline for submission of the forms is 19 May 2012, which this year falls on a Saturday.
Read more...Unemployment falling
Published on 03/05/2012
Statistics issued by the Office of National Statistics indicate that unemployment is falling for the first time since may 2011.
Read more...Caravan Tax is another blow to the South West Economy
Published on 03/05/2012
Many South West holiday park owners will have to reconsider what products they are offering and how they do business in order to survive if the Government’s proposed 20% VAT on the sale of static caravan sales goes though in October this year according to Lewis Banfield, head of the holiday park team at chartered accountants Francis Clark LLP.
Read more...P11D deadline looming
Published on 02/05/2012
The forms P11D, and where appropriate P9D, which report employees and directors benefits and expenses for the year ended 5 April 2012, are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2012.
Read more...Francis Clark strengthens Truro office
Published on 02/05/2012
Leading South West chartered accountants have further boosted their Cornish operation with the transfer of business services specialist Ivan Burnard to the firm’s Truro office from Plymouth.
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