Are you aware of your auto enrolment duties? 27 May 2016 Stuart Stroud 0 comments Over 100,000 employers have now enrolled more than 6 million workers in UK pension schemes under auto enrolment. Read more
New company car fuel rates 26 May 2016 David Williams 0 comments HMRC has published new ‘advisory fuel rates’ (AFR) for company cars, which apply to journeys from 1 June 2016, here. Click 'read more' below to find out more information. Read more
Employment related securities – annual tax returns for the 2015/16 tax year 26 May 2016 Mark Perry 0 comments All companies providing shares or options to employees must file an annual return online with HMRC by 6 July 2016 for all transactions in the 2015/15 tax year, and penalties will be imposed for returns received after this date. Read more
VAT and outsourced services in the insurance sector 26 May 2016 Nick Warner 0 comments The Decision of the CJEU in the case of Aspiro SA has recently been published, and when implemented it will not be good news for the UK’s insurance sector, which will incur increased VAT costs on many outsourced activities. Read more
Risk: Are you aware of the sum of the parts? 19 May 2016 David Carter 0 comments The risks organisations face have never been greater, more complex or so diverse, and getting to the root of the problem to understand the risks you face can be difficult. Business therefore need visibility across the full spectrum of risks they are tackling. Read more
Philanthropy for family offices – generate social, economic and environmental returns 19 May 2016 Geoff Woodhouse 0 comments Family offices are becoming increasingly involved with philanthropic ventures and impact investing, which seeks to generate social or environmental benefits alongside a financial return. Read more
Cog:ent workshop series: Successful strategies for growth 18 May 2016 Daniel Henwood 0 comments Moore Stephens, in partnership with Telos Partners and HSBC, host the second series of Cog:ent workshops. Cog:ent is a free two year programme of quarterly thought leadership workshops, helping ambitious business owners to build successful and sustainable businesses against the background of an improving economic climate. Cog:ent is aimed at key decision makers, such as the chief executives and managing directors of ambitious, growing owner managed businesses in the Thames Valley. Read more
New public sector contract rules to crack down on corruption 16 May 2016 John Baker 0 comments Global leaders from civil society, business and government met at a major conference in London last week in advance of the Global Summits. Read more
HMRC’s new campaign is aimed at businesses 16 May 2016 Dominic Arnold 0 comments HMRC launched another targeted campaign on 13 May 2016. The Credit Card Sales campaign is aimed at individuals and companies who accept card payments as part of their business and have undisclosed transactions. Read more
Online sales of goods targeted by the UK tax authorities 6 May 2016 Mustafa Sikandary 0 comments As part of the tax measures announced in the Budget delivered on 16 March, the UK Government announced measures aimed at what they perceive to be an area of significant non-compliance with VAT obligations. These proposals address the long-standing problem of non-EU suppliers selling goods via the internet who do not register and account for UK VAT (value added tax), undercutting the compliant online and high street retailers. Read more