10-Aug-2023
Two New Partners for Barter Durgan
Barter Durgan has two new partners – Chelzea Kerr and Emma Zeqo. Chelzea has worked at the firm for 13 years, having initially been at the firm on a summer placement She went on to graduate from university and joined Barter Durgan as a trainee accountant, later qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. Emma has been […]
20-Jul-2023
Self-Assessment Threshold Increased To £150,000 – And Some People May Pay More Tax
Taxpayers earning between £100,000 and £150,000 whose only income is taxed under PAYE will be removed from self-assessment from the 2023/24 tax year onwards, which could result in those affected paying more tax. That’s because from tax year 2023 to 2024 onwards, the Self Assessment threshold for customers taxed through PAYE only, will change from […]
19-Jun-2023
HMRC closes its Self-Assessment helpline for three months
HM Revenue and Customs has closed its Self-Assesment helpline for three months. The helpline closed last week with just five days’ notice. The HMRC says it is piloting a new seasonal model for the Self Assessment helpline, to prioritise helping those with urgent queries. The trial will last for three months and will see self-assessment […]
13-Jun-2023
Government extends deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions
Taxpayers now have until April 5th 2025 to fill gaps in their National Insurance record, the government has announced. Extending the voluntary National Insurance contributions deadline until 2025 means that people have more time to properly consider whether paying voluntary contributions is right for them and ensures no-one need miss out on the possibility of […]
04-May-2020
Self-employed invited to get ready to make their claims for coronavirus (COVID-19) support
HMRC will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). From today HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Those who are eligible will be able to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their […]
11-Mar-2020
Tax helpline to support businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19)
HMRC has a set up a phone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The helpline allows any business or self-employed individual who is concerned about paying their tax due to coronavirus to get practical help and advice. Up to 2,000 experienced call […]
28-Feb-2020
Employers who fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage to be publicly named
Businesses that fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage will continue to be publicly named by the government, following a review of the scheme. The naming scheme will resume calling out businesses failing to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage, while increasing support for employers to comply with […]
20-Jan-2020
My dog ate my tax return! HMRC highlights a decade of bizarre excuses and expense claims
With two weeks to go until the 31st January Self Assessment deadline, HMRC recaps the strangest and most imaginative excuses and expense claims received over the past 10 years. Every year, HMRC receives some imaginative excuses and expense claims following the 31st January Self Assessment deadline. To wrap up the decade, and with 2 weeks […]
06-Jan-2020
Busted! HMRC reveals biggest criminal cases of year 2019
The smashing of international criminal gangs, large money laundering seizures and fake investment schemes all feature in HM Revenue and Customs’ top criminal cases of 2019. HMRC’s fraud investigations have led to more than 600 individuals being convicted for their part in tax crimes and commenced new criminal investigations into more than 610 individuals during […]
13-Dec-2019
HMRC tips on avoiding Self Assessment tax scams
HM Revenue and Customs is warning millions of Self Assessment customers to be aware of fraudsters in the run-up to the January 31st deadline. Over the last year, HMRC received nearly 900,000 reports from the public about suspicious HMRC contact – phone calls, texts or emails. More than 100,000 of these were phone scams, while […]
