Small Employers Risk Losing the Employment Allowance in 2020

Plans to remove the employment allowance for large employers from April 2020 could impact on smaller firms. This allowance provides employers with a reduction to their national insurance contributions (NICs) bill of up to £3,000. Employers that claim the allowance can...

Most VAT-Registered Businesses are Signed up for VAT

Almost three quarters (74%) of VAT-registered firms signed up for Making Tax Digital (MTD) before the second stagger deadline last month. HMRC’s figures showed that over 230,000 mandated businesses joined the scheme before the 7 September 2019 deadline. Most (94%)...

How Can Xero Meet Your CIS Obligations?

If you are a construction business in the UK, you have to comply with tax rules set by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS): HMRC – Construction Industry Scheme. The CIS applies to contractors, subcontractors and any business that has a high annual spend on...