We were delighted to be in parliament for the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. As promised in our earlier post, and as has been our custom for the past 35 years, here is our summary of the main announcements. Any questions, please get in touch at 028 796 31343. Personal … [Read more...]
We’re in parliament today for Chancellor’s Budget Announcement
Exciting news! We are in Parliament today to hear the UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond's Autumn Budget Announcement. Look out for our Budget summary. John Barfoot has been writing a Budget summary at each announcement for the past 35+ years. It will be published here and sent … [Read more...]
Making Tax Digital – our rundown on HMRC’s latest proposed tax system and how it will impact YOU
The Government is proposing an entire new system of tax reporting with implementation beginning in April, 2018. It's called 'Making Tax Digital' and a trial run is already underway. Here's a rundown on the rationale behind the system, who it will affect and how it will affect … [Read more...]
Is my HMRC Tax Refund Genuine?
There has been an increase in fraudsters targeting email addresses with promises of tax rebates. HMRC will never contact you about a rebate by email (or text message), only by official letter. Never click on any links in suspicious emails, proclaiming to be from HMRC. DO … [Read more...]
Who can apply for R&D tax credits? Examples of successful claims
Taking our clients' claims and those we've found in our research, we've created an extended list of examples of successful claims made to HMRC for Research and Development tax credits, categorised by area of industry. We'll add to these as we file or learn of more cases. See … [Read more...]