Australian MPs Pass Carbon Tax

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

New Steedman Identity

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 …

Short Term Tax Cuts Ruled Out

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 …

£100 million Tax Break Planned for Small Firms

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

50 Pence Tax Rate Could Raise £12.6 Billion

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 …

HMRC Paper Chase Brings Loss of Face

Half a million people have not been sent tax reminders due to HMRC running out of paper. This follows the failure to deliver self-assessment statements to another half a million in 2008 and the PAYE disaster last year which saw …

Tax Office Blamed By MPs For Gaffes

Tax Office Gaffes

The Treasury Select Committee has held Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) responsible for intolerable deficiencies in fundamental services in a scathing report. The document highlights the fact that members of the public could lose all faith …

Congratulations to Carlton Cricket Club

Congratulations!

Steedman & Company would like to offer their congratulations to Carlton Cricket Club on their great victory winning the Murgitroyd Masterton Trophy and booking their place in the national T20 finals day in Glasgow. We wish the team the …

New HM Revenue & Customs Task Forces to Tackle Tax Evaders

Public sector workers will have to work longer and pay more into their pension funds if they want to continue to receive better pensions than those in the private sector, the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has said.…

Pension Reforms to Affect Public Sector

Public sector workers will have to work longer and pay more into their pension funds if they want to continue to receive better pensions than those in the private sector, the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has said.…