2010 Budget Date
March 10, 2010
The Chancellor has announced in a Written Ministerial Statement that the 2010 Budget will be held as expected on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 at 12:30pm.
This year’s Budget will have important financial and political considerations for the country taking...
Making VAT payments by cheque
March 8, 2010
Businesses that make VAT payments by cheque need to be aware of some important changes which are taking place from 1 April 2010.
From this date, HMRC will treat receipt of payments by cheque not as the day on which the cheque is received, as i...
Earlier deadlines for claiming overpayments of tax
March 8, 2010
HMRC have issued a final reminder to taxpayers that the deadline for claiming tax back through self assessment is changing. This is part of the transitional measures that follow the recent reduction in general time limits from six years to ...
2010-11 PAYE tax code errors
March 8, 2010
As has been widely reported many of the 2010-11 tax codes recently issued contain errors. HMRC have now issued a warning to employers and employees about the situation which relates to the introduction of the new National insurance and PAYE Service (...
Naming and shaming tax evaders
March 8, 2010
Taxpayers now face the real possibility of being named and shamed if they are caught deliberately evading taxes. A new law which allows HMRC to publish the details of taxpayers who have been found to have deliberately evaded tax of more than £25...
HMRC's business payment support service
March 8, 2010
HMRC are celebrating the success of the Business Payment Support Service which was first introduced in November 2008. At the same time they are reminding taxpayers and accountants of the facilities that are available to spread the payment of tax liab...
Guidance for employers on reform of the tax treatment of employer-supported childcare published
March 3, 2010
HMRC have published a technical note providing guidance for employers and employees on the April 2011 changes to the tax treatment of employer-supported childcare.
Broadly, the new rules mean that new joiners to certain childcare and childcare...
PAYE online filing
March 2, 2010
HMRC have issued an urgent alert to remind employers that there have been some important changes to PAYE filing requirements. The deadline for submitting the 2009/10 PAYE annual return is 19 May 2010. This year the vast majority of business...
PAYE forms
February 21, 2010
HMRC are keen to reduce the quantity of paper forms they issue. They consider that this makes sense especially given the move to compulsory online filings of employers' annual return forms this year.
Last year significant quantities of P1...
HMRC trials text messages
February 17, 2010
Despite all of the concerns about scam emails, HMRC is trialing new ways to contact taxpayers.
As part of these trials you may be contacted by SMS text message. You will be asked to telephone HMRC on Tel 0845 300 3900. This is the only number ...