Welcome to the Glazers June Newswire

The new edition of the Glazers guide, Starting up in Business, is now available, free of charge, both in booklet form and online.

Our ever-popular guide is now in its 4th edition, 17 years after the first edition was published. The new edition covers the latest Companies Act changes and other developments that have taken place in recent years. Including a table of tax-deductible expenses and a business tax and accounts calendar, the guide has helped thousands of people take the first steps towards business success.

Please click here if you would like to receive a copy of the booklet, either for yourself or for someone you know, or alternatively click here to access and download our online guide.

With signs that spring is finally here many employees will be planning or longing for their summer holidays. Holiday entitlement is one of the complex areas which can cause employee dissatisfaction if not handled correctly, especially for those with part time or irregular hours.

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HMRC are once again warning that taxpayers are being emailed stating that they are entitled to a tax rebate.  These emails are being sent from a number of bogus email addresses. They inform recipients that they are entitled to a tax rebate and invite them to complete an online form to receive a rebate of tax.

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The number of companies being refused more time to pay tax bills has doubled, new figures have revealed.

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The new coalition government is settling into office and a date has been announced for the emergency Budget. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will present the emergency Budget on Tuesday 22 June 2010.

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HMRC are reminding employers to take care when deciding whether or not their employees need to pay national insurance contributions (NICs). Employees do not need to pay NICs on reaching State Pension age (SPa).

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To reflect the increase 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 June 2010, so employers using the advisory rates should advise affected employees and update any expense forms as soon as possible.

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The government has outlined plans to make changes to the Child Trust Fund as part of plans to cut £6 billion in expenditure.

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The forms P11D, and where appropriate P9D, which report employees’ and directors’ benefits and expenses for the year ended 5 April 2010, are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2010. The process of gathering the necessary information can take some time, so it is important that this process is not left to the last minute.

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Tax - www.glazers.co.uk/tax_news.htm
Business - www.glazers.co.uk/business_news.htm