| 20-06-2023
New guidance designed to help organisations support employees experiencing menopause or menstruation and better enable them to retain experienced and talented people of all ages has been published by British Standards Institute (BSI). BSI, the UK National Standards Body, has published the menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace
| 19-06-2023
Paid annual leave is a legal right that an employer must provide. Holiday pay is worked out according to the kind of hours someone works and how they’re paid for the hours.Â
| 19-06-2023
From tax year 2023 to 2024 onwards, the Self-Assessment threshold for taxpayers taxed through PAYE only will change from £100,000 to £150,000.    Affected individuals do not need to do anything now as the Self-Assessment threshold for 2022 to 2023 tax returns remains at £100,000.  They will receive a Self-Assessment exit letter
| 19-06-2023
It is important to make sure your workplace is inclusive of deaf people and people with hearing loss. If you don’t, you are excluding a large number of people: for example, 1 in 5 people of working age have hearing loss which may have an impact on their communication, productivity
| 19-06-2023
Listed below are several live HMRC webinars that will give the self-employed an understanding of key taxes that affect them and also help employers with payroll. The webinars are free and last around an hour.Â
| 19-06-2023
The table below sets out the HMRC advisory fuel rates from 1 June 2023. These are the suggested reimbursement rates for employees' private mileage using their company car. Where the employer does not pay for any fuel for the company car these are the amounts that can be reimbursed in
| 19-06-2023
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a document which sets out what you can expect over the next 12 months as we count down to the launch of their new digital patents service.Â
| 19-06-2023
The Insolvency Service has successfully secured the winding-up of 11 companies for their part in a scheme which orchestrated systematic fraud against UK taxpayers during the covid-19 pandemic.Â
| 06-06-2023
The VAT exemption for pharmacists has been extended to medical services carried out by supervised, non-registered staff as of 1 May. Prior to the measure, the exemption only applied to medical services carried out by registered health professionals. The new zero-rating rules now mean that all staff can provide their
| 06-06-2023
The Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) is urging HMRC to rethink the quarterly reporting model for Making Tax Digital for income tax self-assessment (MTD for ITSA).
| 06-06-2023
Recent HMRC data shows that the Treasury collected £786.6 billion in taxes in 2022/23 – a 9.9% increase on last year's total of £715.3bn. Receipts from income tax, capital gains tax and National Insurance contributions hit £47bn – accounting for over half (57%) of the total tax take.
| 31-05-2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its guidance on managing health and safety for employers. Employers are responsible for managing health and safety in their business. This includes managing risks and taking practical steps to protect workers and others from harm.
| 31-05-2023
Or maybe increased the number of customers, reduced expenses or even decreased prices? Do you know the effect of these changes to your bottom line? Successful businesses right now have one thing in common – they are prepared to make fast changes to their plans!
| 31-05-2023
Listed below are a number of live HMRC webinars that will help employers with payroll. The webinars are free and last around an hour:
| 24-05-2023
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 11 May 2023 that it would increase the Bank of England base rate to 4.5% from 4.25%. HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. As a consequence of the change in the base rate, HMRC interest rates for late
| 24-05-2023
From‌‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌Monday‌‌‌ ‌‌22 May 2023, HMRC will close the VAT registration helpline – a subsidiary of the VAT helpline – which is dedicated specifically to helping customers who have a concern around their VAT registration application. Advisers from this helpline will be redeployed to spend their time processing VAT registration
| 24-05-2023
Each month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes  the latest annual inflation rate, which measures the change in the price of regularly purchased items (known as the basket of goods and services) compared with the same time the previous year.
| 17-05-2023
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event where the whole of the UK comes together to focus on achieving good mental health. The week aims to tackle stigma and enable people to understand and prioritise mental health. This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 15 May to