HMRC changes SA penalty deadline
HM Revenue & Customs are not charging penalties for Self Assessment returns filed late on 1 and 2 February 2012, due to industrial action by some of its helpline staff...More

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Normal service will be resumed next week with my latest Adviser Update.

Best wishes

Nichola

Nichola Ross Martin FCA
Tax Director

www.rossmartin.co.uk
Your online Virtual Tax Partner: practical support for accountants, tax advisers and their clients

QUICK news & guides

PAYE codes for share scheme leavers
New consultation

PAYE Codes: leavers & OT code
Quick guide to current codes

Capital expenditure allowances - signpost
Quick guide to alternative allowances to plant and machinery capital allowances.

When a dividend is subject to NICs (Part 3)
A contrived bonus scheme is taxed as employment earnings (may yet appeal to Supreme Court).

Use of home for business purposes
Tax treat mini guide for your staff.

Pensions: carry forward of unused allowances
The mechanics of the carry-forward of deemed allowances from 2008/09.

Directors' loan accounts: toolkit
UPDATE: our version of HMRC's toolkit for advisers but ours is a modified version to include additional planning points.

Investigations and enquiries

Ain't misbehaving?
NEW: Dave Williams is unimpressed by HMRC's attitude in his new blog.

Employment taxes

Collecting Tax Debts through PAYE
From April 2012 debts of up to £2,999 will be added to codes. These will be issued from now on.

Subscribers' Guides

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Property profits & losses: toolkit
UPDATE: don't miss this if your are doing rental accounts.

Fixtures: overview
UPDATE: confused about late claims for Fixtures and changes in 2012? Start here.

Disappearing tax reliefs
UPDATED: tax reliefs and changes that will affect your clients in the next 12 months.

Finance Bill 2012: tax planner
Our rolling CPD buster for SME advisers.

ESC C16: the last chance
From 1 March 2012 most companies will need to appoint a liquidator in order to cease trading.

Amnesties/disclosure opportunities to-date
Another quick guide!

Dividends: index
Start here for our new guide to dividends: minutes, warrants and tax on unlawful distributions.

Legal or unlawful dividends: Companies Act 2006
A mini-guide.

FREEVIEW

Tax planning for directors
Index to guides and updates

Retirement: a purchase of own shares
A menu and summary

VAT: a whole new section
Toolkits, practical guides, current reclaim opportunities and updates


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