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Rising prices for food and alcohol pushed inflation higher in February, the latest official figures show.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 02/04/2019Most people living in advanced economies want to see their government increase taxes on the rich, and almost 40% would be willing to pay extra taxes to fund healthcare and pensions, according to an OECD survey of 21 countries.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 02/04/2019Prime staff are currently undertaking a 6 week healthy living programme.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 27/03/2019- By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 22/03/2019
If you are looking for investment opportunities, have you considered the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)? These investments in certain qualifying companies allow you to set off of 30% of the amount invested against your income tax bill as well as the ability to defer Capital Gains Tax (CGT) until the shares are sold.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 18/03/2019Have you used your 2018/19 £11,700 annual capital gains exemption?
Consider selling shares where the gain is less than £11,700 before 6 April 2019.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 18/03/2019For most taxpayers the maximum pension contribution is £40,000 each tax year, although this depends on their earnings.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 18/03/2019Your business year end, not 5 April, is relevant for capital allowances purposes.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 18/03/2019For every £2 that your adjusted net income exceeds £100,000 the £11,850 personal allowance is reduced by £1.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 18/03/2019Your maximum annual investment in ISAs for 2018/19 is £20,000.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 18/03/2019Good managers may have high expectations of their team members, but how high should your expectations be in order to maintain a motivated team?
Setting goals which push staff to achieve their best can lead to very positive results.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 18/03/2019The amounts that employers and workers will be required to pay into workplace pensions are due to increase from 6 April unless the worker opts out.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 18/03/2019With recent, very public governance failures at businesses such as BHS, Carillion and other well known brands, it is clear that business leaders need to do more in terms of living up to their responsibilities, following best practice, etc.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 18/03/2019Over recent years HMRC has increasingly cracked down on email and SMS phishing, and a number of criminals are turning to cold-calling publicly available phone numbers to steal money from taxpayers.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 06/03/2019HMRC has issued Employer Bulletin (February 2019) which includes a number of interesting articles on:
- End of year reporting
- Reporting expenses and benefits
- Student Loan notices and a new type of Student Loan repayment that employers will need to be able to process via payroll (Post Graduate Loans)
- Updates to the Starter checklist - used for new employees
- Reporting the Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge
- Updates to P9 Notices of Coding
- Payrolling benefits in kind
- Scottish Income Tax and
- the Welsh Rate of Income Tax and new codes for Welsh taxpayers.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 06/03/2019The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) are the legal minimum wage rates that must be paid to employees.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 06/03/2019With the end of the tax year looming there is still time to save tax for 2018/19.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 06/03/2019HMRC is urging business owners to make sure they are ready for a potential no deal Brexit.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 05/03/2019The Scottish Parliament has confirmed the income tax bands that will apply to Scottish taxpayers for 2019/20.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 05/03/2019The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, has made a statement to the House of Commons setting out HMRC's progress on delivery of Making Tax Digital (MTD).
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 05/03/2019If you are a follower of Rugby, you'll know that this years 6 Nations Championship has been really exciting, especially if you are Welsh!
Wales beat England in a massive physical battle last weekend.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 28/02/2019Management accounts are a summary of your business performance that are prepared on a regularly timed basis (monthly or quarterly is most common) to provide business owners and managers with an up to date picture on how your business is performing, allowing you to make informed strategic decisions.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 27/02/2019Due to Brexit, 2019 looks set to be a year filled with uncertainty for businesses.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 25/02/2019There is still uncertainty around what Brexit will mean and planning for a "No Deal" scenario seems sensible right now.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 25/02/2019
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