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All the latest changes to tax legislation- important tax dates and deadlines, Help-Sheets on managing your personal finances, business news & opinion, as well as updates on what’s happening at Rawcliffe’s.
UK Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make
HMRC Overlap Relief Form – Unincorporated Businesses
Businesses that are sole traders, partners of trading partnerships, and members of LLPs who pay income tax on the profits of their businesses are subject to the
Back to School – Set up A Tax - Free Childcare Account?
The Government’s Tax-Free Childcare Accounts provide a 25% subsidy towards the cost of childcare. The account can be used to pay
Advisory Fuel Rate for Company Cars
The table below sets out the HMRC advisory fuel rates from 1 September 2023
Income Tax on Inherited Pension Funds
Currently, where an individual pension holder dies before age 75, drawdown pensions paid to a successor can generally be received
Merger of R&D Tax Relief Schemes to go Ahead
The government have issued draft legislation for consultation on the proposal to merge the two forms of
Child Benefit May Create A Tax Charge for Those with High Income
Parents and carers need to be aware that if either of the couple have ‘adjusted net income’ in excess of
HMRC to Require More Information to be Provided by Taxpayers
Draft legislation released for consultation on 18 July indicates that business and individual taxpayers will be required to provide more
The Importance of A Shareholders Agreement
Company Law states shareholders who own more than 50% can pass a motion at a company
Check What your Tax Code Means
HMRC have released a new online tool to help taxpayers understand what their tax code means
Protecting Employees from Stress at Work
Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to
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Hi All, after a long 10 months, we take great delight in announcing that our HEAD OFFICE at WHITEHILLS, Blackpool has REOPENDED!
Rethinking Business Resilience
We have seen a pandemic, an ongoing war in Europe with supply chain issues, a cost of living crisis,
Dealing with Inflation
With continuing inflation in the UK, many of us and our businesses have been put “off track” in the short to medium
Latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Updates
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regularly issues safety updates, some of the latest are listed below
Additional Information Required for Research & Development (R&D) Claims
The latest Finance Act includes two changes that will affect all R&D claims:
Government Clamps Down on Unfair Bank Account Closures
Banks will be forced to explain and delay any decision to close an account under new
HMRC Annual Report Shows Some Important Trends for Business Owners
To ensure everyone pays the “right” tax, HMRC have a compliance strategy with 3 elements: preventing