Welcome to the Glazers October Newswire

Welcome to the Glazers October 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
  • Have We Prepared Your Tax Return Yet?
  • New Tax Breaks For Couples On Cards?
  • Tax Specialists Criticise Paperwork Cuts
  • HMRC Issues Guidance On Tax Underpayments
  • £900m To Fight Tax Non-Compliance
  • New Businesses Benefit From NI Holiday
  • CD-ROM Alert For Employers
  • Businesses Get Helping Hand On Awards
  • Online Guidance To Sale Of Goods Act Launched
  • Comments Invited On Bribery Act Guidance
  • 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 table of Tax Deductible Expenses - click here.

To get to it from our home page www.glazers.co.uk, take the following path. Online Tools - Tax Deductible Expenses

You can also find this table in our 'Starting up in Business' guide, which is available from us on request in booklet form, or can be downloaded from our web site.

This table is only intended as a basic summary. If you need help, our tax team is here to answer more specific questions. Please contact our Tax Manager Graham Murray on 020 8458 7427.

Have We Prepared Your Tax Return Yet?

We're now into Autumn, and it's time to let us have your tax return information if you haven’t already done this.

There are a number of good reasons to do this now...

  • The VAT rate goes up in January, so you can save money if we complete everything now.
  • We'll have everything before the busiest months, so we'll get it back to you more quickly.
  • You'll have longer notice of any tax you have to pay, so you can plan ahead.
  • If you're due a repayment of tax, you'll get it sooner.
  • If your tax liability is less than last year's, we can make sure you don't overpay on account for next year.
  • You don't want to leave it until the last minute!

New Tax Breaks For Couples On Cards?

Prime Minister David Cameron appears to have opened the door to the possibility of tax breaks for married couples by 2015.

Click here to view article.

Tax Specialists Criticise Paperwork Cuts

Tax experts have hit out at HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) plans to stop issuing copies to tax agents of some mail sent to their clients to help cut costs.

Click here to view article.

HMRC Issues Guidance On Tax Underpayments

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued guidance for up to 1.4 million taxpayers who have underpaid PAYE due to incorrect tax codes.

Click here to view article.

£900m To Fight Tax Non-Compliance

Large businesses will be among those targeted in a £900 million government plan to tackle non-compliance in the tax system.

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New Businesses Benefit From NI Holiday

A new regional national insurance (NI) holiday for start-up businesses has come into effect.

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CD-ROM Alert For Employers

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an alert to employers who use its Employer CD-ROM to help run their payroll systems.

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Businesses Get Helping Hand On Awards

Businesses looking for opportunities to raise their profile are being given a helping hand by Business Link.

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Online Guidance To Sale Of Goods Act Launched

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launched a new online resource to help businesses comply with the law when customers buy or return goods.

Click here to view article.

Comments Invited On Bribery Act Guidance

Businesses are being invited to have their say on guidance designed to help them implement legal measures designed to strengthen the UK’s stance against bribery.

Click here to view article.

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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