HMRC’s SCP (Single Compliance Process) for submitting enquiries were recently changed to allow for issues to be dealt with in shorter time frames but many have struggled with the new system. Although it is more open and simplistic in it’s …
A rewrite of reasonable doubt policy for the late filing of self assessment tax returns seems imminent following a the opinion of a judge who may have influenced the HMRC stance on penalties. Having been heavily told off by the …
We found this article interesting about the possibility of a double-dip recession.
This is an interesting Q & A style article we found about capital gains tax on UK property which may be helpful for those making decisions involving the UK property market.
The mortgage market displayed “welcome signs of life” in August, although not to the extent of signalling a housing boom.
Around 52,000 home loans were given for house purchases, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), a 7 percent …
So it has finally happened – Australia is taxing carbon. This article in the Guardian explores the implications and political fallout from the introduction of the carbon tax. Could it be copied by the UK government which would see a
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We have now updated our corporate identity and styling which will be rolled out across all formats over the coming year – up to and including our 25th anniversary of being Edinburgh accountants and tax consultants.
These two central niches …
Chancellor George Osborne has ruled out tax cuts until the government are in a position to do so, he told delegates at the Conservative Party conference.
He has been urged by the opposition to cut VAT and has been under …
Chancellor George Osborne is set to announce a £100 million tax break for entrepreneurs who want to invest in the UK’s fastest growing businesses.
He plans to raise income tax relief from 20 percent to 30 percent for Enterprise Investment
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Government figures have revealed that the 50p top rate of tax could gain the treasury an additional £12.6 billion in tax take over the next five years.
This will put pressure on the Chancellor George Osborne not to scrap the …
