28-Oct-2019
Events to help you get ready for Brexit
Departments across government are holding events to help your business get ready for Brexit. After Brexit there will be changes that affect businesses and hauliers across the UK. Make sure you are prepared for them, particularly if your business: imports goods exports goods receives personal data exports services Local business readiness events The Department for […]
30-Aug-2019
Chancellor accelerates Brexit preparations for businesses
HMRC is stepping up efforts to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit by automatically enrolling companies in an important customs system and doubling the numbers registered, the Chancellor has announced. More than 88,000 VAT registered companies across the UK will be allocated an Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number in the next two […]
28-Jun-2019
Make summer childcare costs easier with Tax-Free Childcare
Working parents could be entitled to Tax-Free Childcare worth up to £2,000 per child per year to pay towards regulated holiday clubs during the school holidays. Parents can choose from more than 68,000 childcare providers that have signed up, including school and summer camps across the country. If parents pay into their Tax-Free Childcare account […]
05-Jun-2019
Controls prevent phone fraudsters spoofing HMRC
HM Revenue and Customs has put an end to fraudsters mimicking its most recognisable helpline numbers to dupe taxpayers and steal money. New defensive controls deployed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have stopped fraudsters from, spoofing the tax authority’s most recognisable helpline numbers. Fraudsters have increasingly mimicked legitimate HMRC helpline numbers (often beginning with 0300) to […]
16-May-2019
We’re recruiting – come and work with us
We are looking for a senior member to join our team. The candidate must have experience of working in an accounting practice and be qualified to at least AAT level or equivalent. Candidates must have: An excellent knowledge of Xero and Sage, other bookkeeping programs would be beneficial. A knowledge of Iris (our practice software) […]
01-Apr-2019
Making Tax Digital becomes law
From today the government’s major Making Tax Digital programme becomes law for over one million VAT-registered businesses earning more than £85,000. The new rules, first announced in 2015, will mean most businesses above the VAT threshold will need to keep their records digitally and submit their VATreturn using MTD-compatible software for VAT periods starting on or after 1 April. MTD will make […]
04-Mar-2019
HMRC warns of landline scams threatening households
Households with a landline number should be vigilant of phone calls from fraudsters pretending to be the tax authority, warns HM Revenue and Customs. As HMRC has increasingly cracked down on email and SMS phishing, a rising number of criminals are turning to the traditional method of cold-calling publicly available phone numbers to steal money […]
28-Feb-2019
HMRC urges business owners to make sure they are ready for no deal
https://youtu.be/uh9FuN2D5v4 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging business owners to prepare now and consider 3 steps to ensure their businesses can continue to trade with the EU if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The first step businesses need to take is to register for an Economic Operator and Registration Identification (EORI) […]
18-Jan-2019
Self Assessment returns: unbelievable excuses and dubious expenses
As the deadline approaches for submitting returns and paying tax for 2017 to 2018, HMRC reveals some of the most bizarre excuses it has received for not paying on time. Most taxpayers complete their tax returns honestly and on time but every year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) receives some outlandish excuses and expense claims. […]
07-Jan-2019
Time is running out to file your Self Assessment tax return – talk to us today
https://youtu.be/_QzNuPkf9Iw Around 5,542,000 taxpayers have less than a month to complete their Self Assessment tax returns before the 31 January 2019 deadline – so talk to Barter Durgan today and we can help. More than 11.5 million 2017 to 2018 tax returns are due and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) expects the vast majority of […]
