UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants

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Auto-enrolment – Don’t be an ostrich

Already there are a number of reported cases of businesses who have failed to sign staff up to a workplace pension scheme being hit with escalating fines by the Pensions regulator. Under current workplace pension rules, all employers with at least one member of staff have to undertake certain duties,

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HMRC target locums

Locum Dentists, Doctors, Pharmacists, Veterinary surgeons and Opticians often prefer to regards themselves as self-employed. This usually gives them a tax advantage over employed status, but HMRC have been taking a very strong line in contesting the employment status of locums. The onus of proof lies very much with the

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Budget 2015 – Brave New World

As avid fans of online computing, we were pleased to hear in Budget 2015 of the Chancellor’s plans to move reporting for tax purposes into the digital era with the ultimate aim of removing the requirement to submit the annual tax return. For those that believe that this means that

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GUEST BLOG – Choosing the right solicitor for you

There are many reasons why people need solicitors. You may be selling your business, putting together a major new contract or moving location. It might form part of your tax planning strategy or just getting your business in order. In the worst case, you may be involved in a dispute,

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Xero – The future is here now

Being Xero Accountants for some time, we are well placed to explain the transformation that Xero has brought to the world of accountancy packages for businesses. Being an online system and because everything is held in the Cloud, the traditional historical based reporting and ‘after the event’ relationship with the

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Beware of unofficial emails from HMRC

As 31 July approaches scammers will take the opportunity to increase the number of fraudulent emails and imitation HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) websites in order to obtain individuals’ bank information on the pretext of a tax demand or a claim that a tax refund is due. Our repeated advice

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HMRC targets horsebox owners

In another attempt to clampdown on perceived tax evasion we are warning horsebox owners that they may be set to be the subject of an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigation. HMRC apparently suspects that some farmers and rural business owners are buying horseboxes through their company and either falsely claiming the

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