Category Archives: Tax

Robson Laidler’s client manager Jack Spoor takes a closer look at R&D tax credits…. INTRODUCTION HMRC has anecdotal evidence suggesting that up to 200,000 qualifying companies in the UK fail to claim research and development relief, be they SMEs or large businesses. For SMEs this could result in forgoing a […]

We are now contacting our clients to request the appropriate information for the completion of personal tax returns for the year ended 5 April 2018. There are two new allowances for the 2017/18 tax year and it is important that you let us know the appropriate information to enable us […]

Due in part to the disturbing images and facts broadcast to millions of viewers in the BBC’s Blue Planet 2, the use of plastic has come to the forefront of the public consciousness. With EU legislation being proposed, and with pressure on the government to reduce the amount of plastic […]

In July of 2017, HMRC announced and launched a change to the PAYE system. Since its release, HMRC have begun to use real time information from employers when calculating employees’ taxes. Termed ‘dynamic coding’, this new system looks to adjust tax codes as they occur (known as ‘in–year adjustments’ or […]

In October 2017 the T-Charge came into force in central London. It represents the first step in major governmental plans to improve air quality in urban centres and, ultimately, throughout the British Isles. The UK government has received several warnings from the UK courts and the European Commissions about air […]

Director Martin Wardle talks about how HMRC are starting to join the dots to uncover our hidden economy. HMRC are busy consulting on proposals that they hope will help to attack the hidden economy. They have realised that for too long government has often been fully aware of certain activities […]

Download your free guide here to show you how to comply with the new Criminal Finance Act 2017.

Paying your tax bill by credit card? Now is the time to act! HMRC has taken a simple approach to the wider ban on businesses/organisations passing on credit card charges. As part of this credit card surcharge lock down HMRC is simply stopping taking them as a blanket ban for […]