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Are Your Employee Benefits as Good as You Think?

Are Your Employee Benefits as Good as You Think?

Many companies offer employee benefits to encourage the best people to join their team, or maximise the chances of encouraging existing employees to stay. But are the benefits you offer as effective as you think they are? Recent research from employee benefit...

New Rules from April for Pension Scheme Returns – Are You Ready?

New Rules from April for Pension Scheme Returns – Are You Ready?

From April 6, anyone managing a pension scheme will need to submit their pension scheme return (PSR) on the Managing Pension Schemes service, with the Pension Schemes Online service no longer being used for this. This will apply to the returns for 2024/2025 and you...

1.1m Missed the January 31 Deadline – Can You Appeal a Penalty?

1.1m Missed the January 31 Deadline – Can You Appeal a Penalty?

Around 1.1m of us missed the January 31 deadline to file our self-assessment tax returns for the 2023/24 tax year. For each person, this means at least a £100 penalty and potentially additional charges if the return continues to not be filed or the tax due paid for a...

Business Compliance with HMRC Costs Firms £15.4 billion a Year

Business Compliance with HMRC Costs Firms £15.4 billion a Year

Meeting tax obligations is costing UK firms around £15.4 billion a year according to the National Audit Office (NAO), the body responsible for scrutinising public spending, and it appears HMRC is underestimating these costs to taxpayers. This has a major impact on the...

Interest Rates Fall – What Does it Mean for You?

Interest Rates Fall – What Does it Mean for You?

February saw another cut in the Bank of England base rate by another 0.25 percentage points to 4.5%, the third cut since August 2024. But while this should provide some relief for mortgage and credit card borrowers, savers will also see the interest they are paid on...

Still Time to Maximise Your End of Tax Year Planning

Still Time to Maximise Your End of Tax Year Planning

Now is the time to work towards maximising your end-of-year tax planning, before the new tax year starts on April 6. If you haven’t used all your allowances and reliefs for this tax year, then in the coming month, you should make the time to address this. By using up...

25,000 People Filed Tax Returns on New Year’s Day

25,000 People Filed Tax Returns on New Year’s Day

While most of us were ringing in the New Year with a chorus of Auld Lang Syne or nursing a hangover from the revelries, nearly 25,000 people filed their tax return on January 1, 2025, according to HMRC figures. Most people – 2,603 – filed their returns between 14:00...

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