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Glazers Chartered Accountants,
843 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8NA.
T: 020 8458 7427, F: 020 8458 8504
E: quality@glazers.co.uk
843 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8NA.
T: 020 8458 7427, F: 020 8458 8504
E: quality@glazers.co.uk
Glazers July 2009 Newswire
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| Glazers 2009-10 Tax Tables |
The Glazers 2009-10 tax tables are now available. Click here and fill in your name and postal address and say how many tax tables you would like us to send to you. |
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| Employees Accrue Holiday Pay while on Sick Leave |
The House of Lords has ruled in the case of Stringer v HMRC that workers who are refused holiday pay while on sick leave can make a claim to an employment tribunal for an unauthorised deduction from wages (under the Employment Rights Act 1996). Click here to view article. |
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Extra Paternity Leave Put on Hold |
Proposals to introduce six months’ paid paternity leave for new fathers have been put on hold by the government in the light of the current economic climate. Click here to view article. |
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One in Five Businesses Admit Data Protection Breaches |
A survey of over 500 SMEs carried out by the British Standards Institution (BSI) has found that nearly one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) at least once. Click here to view article. |
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| Advisory Fuel Rates |
To reflect the changes in fuel prices, HMRC have issued new advisory fuel rates for employees driving employer provided cars. These take effect for all journeys undertaken from 1 July 2009 so employers wishing to use the new rates should advise affected employees and update any expense forms as soon as possible. Click here to view article. |
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HMRC New Disclosure Opportunity |
HMRC have announced some details of the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) which is due to take place this autumn. In order to encourage taxpayers to disclose an undeclared offshore account the penalty level has been set at 10%. HMRC hope that the low penalty will encourage taxpayers to come forward. HMRC are currently liaising with various banks to obtain details for offshore account holders. Click here to view article. |
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| HMRC PAYE Services Interruption |
HMRC are advising taxpayers and employers that, as part of its ongoing plans “to improve customer service and efficiency”, they are in the process of changing the way they process PAYE records. In order to make all PAYE records available on one computer system they are undertaking a major IT upgrade. Click here to view article. |
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| Tax Credits Renewal Deadline |
Tax credits are state benefits which are generally available to lower income families. However, entitlement to the credits is significantly increased where individuals pay for childcare or suffer a drop in normal levels of income perhaps due to incurring trading losses or redundancy. Click here to view article. |
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| HMRC Warn of Fraudulent Email |
HMRC are warning that an email is currently being sent to some taxpayers advising them that HMRC have “approved them to receive monies”. Apparently the email states that this is as a result of an HMRC program on 15 June 2009. Click here to view article. |
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| Business & Tax News |
You can find all our recent tax and business articles by clicking on the following links: Tax - www.glazers.co.uk/tax_news.htm |
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Glazers Chartered Accountants
843 Finchley Road, London NW11 8NA Tel no: (020) 8458 7427 Fax no: (020) 8458 8504 e-mail:quality@glazers.co.uk web: www.glazers.co.uk
The information in this newswire is believed to be correct at the time of circulation. It is essential to take advice on specific issues. |