HMRC have launched a technical consultation on proposals to restrict the Employment Allowance (EA) from employers of ‘illegal workers’. The consultation is open for comments until 3 January 2017. Budget 2016 announced that from April 2018, the EA would be… Read more
HMRC have recently published Brief 16 (2016), entitled Treatment of VAT incurred on assets that are used by the business prior to VAT registration. Broadly, the brief aims to clarify when, and to what extent, VAT is deductible and what… Read more
Finance Act 2016, which became law on 15 September 2016, contains provisions designed to help clarify the time allowed for making a self-assessment. The time limit is four years from the end of the tax year to which the self-assessment… Read more
The Savings (Government Contributions) Bill is currently making its way through Parliament, having had its second reading in the House of Commons on 17 October 2016. Broadly, if enacted, the Bill will introduce two new schemes – the lifetime ISA… Read more
New rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) took effect from 1 October 2016, and employers must ensure that they implement them accordingly. The rates are as follows: – 25 and over – £7.20 per hour; – 21- to 24-year-olds… Read more