Welcome to the Glazers November Newswire

Welcome to the Glazers November Newswire, bringing you, as ever, the latest tax and business update. We hope you find these articles of interest and remember that they can also be viewed from the scrolling news box on the home page of our website www.glazers.co.uk

In this Edition...

  • Glazers Web Page of the Month
  • Still Haven't Got Your Tax Return In Yet?
  • State Pension Age To Rise To 66 By 2020
  • Act now before the pension annual allowance falls
  • All Change On National Insurance Cards
  • Track Down Your Missing Pension, Says Minister
  • HMRC Shakes Up Contact Centre Opening Hours
  • New Enterprise Allowance Boost For Start-Up Firms
  • Spending Review Offers Help To Business
  • Business & Tax News

Glazers Web Page of the Month

Continuing our series of useful resources and tools that can be found on the Glazers web site, this month's web page is our Car Benefit Calculator - click here.

To get to it from our home page www.glazers.co.uk, take the following path: Online Tools - Resource Centre - Tax Calculators - Car Benefit Calculator.

The calculator also gives you the fuel benefit figure, if applicable.
If you need guidance, our tax team is here to answer more specific questions. Please contact our Tax Manager Graham Murray on 020 8458 7427.

Still Haven't Got Your Tax Return In Yet?

There's not long to go now until the filing deadline for 2010 personal tax returns. If you haven't already given us your information, now is the time to act. And remember, the VAT rate goes up in January, so you can save money if we complete everything now.

Don't delay it any further!

State Pension Age To Rise To 66 By 2020

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a faster than expected rise in the state pension age as part of his October Spending Review.

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Act now before the pension annual allowance falls

Since the coalition announced the scrapping of measures which would have seen those earning at least £150,000 lose some or all of their higher rate tax relief, we have been waiting with baited breath to find out what the alternative would be.

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All Change On National Insurance Cards

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced a change on replacement national insurance cards, ahead of a phasing out of the traditional plastic card.

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Track Down Your Missing Pension, Says Minister

People who have lost touch with workplace pension schemes from previous employers, as well as personal schemes, are being urged to track them down to ensure they receive all of their entitlements in retirement.

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HMRC Shakes Up Contact Centre Opening Hours

From 29 November 2010, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) contact centres will reorganise their opening times to allow more staff to answer calls during the busy periods.

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New Enterprise Allowance Boost For Start-Up Firms

People who have been unemployed for six months and want to start their own business will be offered access to business mentoring and financial support of up to £2,000.

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Spending Review Offers Help To Business

Chancellor George Osborne unveiled his Spending Review on 20 October, setting out £81 billion in cuts over the next four years.

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

 

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