Workers' rights for Pimlico Plumber
July 2018
A plumber has won a legal battle for working rights in a Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme court has backed up an earlier ruling by an Employment Tribunal in the…
Latest guidance for employers
July 2018
HMRC have issued the latest version of the Employer Bulletin. This June edition has articles on a number of issues including: P11D and P11D(b) filing and payment deadlines benefits in…
UK 'tax gap' falls to 5.7%
July 2018
HMRC has confirmed that the tax gap for 2016/17 has fallen to 5.7%. The ‘tax gap’ is the difference between the tax that should theoretically be paid to HMRC and…
HMRC extends RTI late filing easement until April 2019
July 2018
HMRC has extended the payroll Real Time Information (RTI) late filing easement until April 2019. Under RTI payroll obligations employers must submit details of payments made to employees on or…
HMRC saves public £2.4M by stopping fraudsters
July 2018
HMRC has announced that it has saved the public over £2.4m by tackling fraudsters that trick them into using premium rate phone numbers for services that HMRC provide for free.…
VAT reverse charge for construction services consultation
July 2018
HMRC proposes to introduce new VAT rules for construction services which are subject to consultation. HMRC has published a draft statutory instrument for technical consultation together with a draft explanatory…
Enterprise Management Incentive continues
July 2018
It has previously been reported that the Enterprise Management Incentive scheme State Aid approval lapsed on 6 April 2018. HMRC had previously warned that EMI share options granted in the…
Tax refund scams warning from HMRC
June 2018
HMRC has issued a warning to taxpayers regarding the latest tax refund scams. These scams are targeting individuals via email and SMS messages. HMRC is currently processing genuine tax refunds…
200,000 receive back pay as HMRC enforce National Minimum Wage
June 2018
BEIS and HMRC are urging underpaid workers to complain about National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) underpayments. Recent figures show that the number of workers receiving the…
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
June 2018
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which take effect from 1 June 2018. The guidance states: ‘You can use the previous rates for up to one month…
Universal Credit and self employment
June 2018
The government has published a report, Universal Credit: supporting self employment which considers the issues faced by self employed claimants. The report considers the impact of the Monthly Income Floor…
State Aid approval granted for the Enterprise Management Incentive
June 2018
It has previously been reported that the Enterprise Management Incentive State Aid approval lapsed on 6 April 2018. On 15 May EU approval was granted however HMRC have not confirmed…
Wales to set devolved income tax rates
June 2018
From April 2019, the National Assembly for Wales will be able to vary the rates of income tax payable by Welsh taxpayers. Responsibility for many aspects of income tax will…