Tax
28 May 2015
HMRC attacks new companies over tax avoidance
We’ve been getting reports that tax inspectors are using a new line attack on companies that have taken over a business previously run by individuals. What’s the full story?
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- Issue 22 - 23.09.2015
- 1. More detail on new dividend tax
- 2. The Green Deal, solar power and lower feed-in tariffs
- 3. Are you entitled to a tax-exempt phablet?
- 4. Can your business insure you against lost earnings?
- 5. Directors disqualified for ten years. Why?
- 6. Historic derogatory comments on social media
- 7. Wills: can your wishes be challenged?
- 8. Driving licence check codes
- 9. Fraudulent invoices on the increase
- Issue 21 - 10.09.2015
- 1. The Modern Slavery Act 2015
- 2. How powerful is the new Consumer Ombudsman?
- 3. New tax on company owners
- 4. Convictions, fines, curfews and tags
- 5. How does the new Insurance Act 2015 affect you?
- 6. Drafting job descriptions: what to avoid
- 7. Employers’ NI allowance up by 50%
- 8. Timetable for new company rules
- 9. New limits for small company accounts
- Issue 20 - 08.07.2015
- 1. Auto enrolment let off
- 2. Summer workers PAYE tax and NI trap
- 3. HMRC’s new expenses and benefits rules
- 4. Legal tender and cash payments
- 5. Shadow directors: there’s no hiding now!
- 6. How to claw back your training costs
- 7. How to protect your business investment
- 8. Officer changes: telling Companies House
- 9. legally compliant online reviews
- Issue 19 - 24.06.2015
- 1. Second Incomes Campaign
- 2. Goods, services and discrimination
- 3. Using the new step-by-step guide to auto-enrolment
- 4. Up-to-date company records are good for credit ratings
- 5. How to claim tax relief for business expenses
- 6. Misuse of e-mail = a serious breach of contract?
- 7. Making child maintenance payments
- 8. End of the line for corporate directors
- 9. Keep your business e-mail tidy with ease
- Issue 18 - 10.06.2015
- 1. Zero-hour rules changed
- 2. What you should tell your workers about pensions
- 3. HMRC’s mission to ensure correct P11Ds
- 4. Hiring and buying without a paper licence
- 5. Maximising VAT claims on equipment
- 6. Request to withdraw a resignation
- 7. Directors: a greater risk of disqualification?
- 8. Marketing messages: the ICO’s new powers
- 9. Commercial vehicle premiums fall by 10%
- Issue 17 - 28.05.2015
- 1. Tighter money laundering rules
- 2. Get your VAT back for foreign business trips
- 3. Advertising claims: playing safe or too risky?
- 4. Buy to lets: don’t overlook the deposit
- 5. HMRC attacks new companies over tax avoidance
- 6. Alcohol and machinery: a dangerous mix
- 7. Buying a competitor without cash
- 8. sneaky trick to improve productivity
- 9. New small business online voucher scheme
- Issue 16 - 14.05.2015
- 1. New beneficial ownership register
- 2. Fire safety laws: 1,000s may be non-compliant
- 3. Pensions tax relief at risk?
- 4. The new face of bank lending
- 5. Contracts: only binding if it’s signed?
- 6. Employment contract with(out) an opt-out agreement?
- 7. Fuel for work - the tax-efficient perk
- 8. Court rules on brand names
- 9. New guidance on late accounts penalties
- Issue 15 - 29.04.2015
- 1. Wider target for auto-enrolment
- 2. What can HMRC ask you about your workers?
- 3. A director’s liability for employers’ liability insurance
- 4. Getting VAT back on employee expenses
- 5. Getting money from your growing business now
- 6. Insisting on sickness absence
- 7. The Consumer Rights Act 2015
- 8. Protect yourself from identity fraud
- 9. The new .sucks domain
- Issue 14 - 16.04.2015
- 1. Mandatory gender pay gap reports?
- 2. Can you “sack” a self-employed worker?
- 3. HMRC’s new benefits in kind exemption
- 4. Inconsistent order methods and your T&Cs
- 5. Where does your business stand with RTI penalties?
- 6. Child maintenance options
- 7. Time for a new company bank account?
- 8. Pensions regulator issues a warning
- 9. New guidance on dissolving a company
- Issue 13 - 01.04.2015
- 1. Budget benefits?
- 2. Pensions freedom is here, or is it?
- 3. Goodbye driving licence paper counterpart
- 4. What happens when a shareholder dies?
- 5. Tax breaks for staff training
- 6. Recruitment: can you ask for a heavy lifter?
- 7. Can a former spouse go after your money?
- 8. Massive hike in court fees
- 9. Need intellectual property research?
- Issue 12 - 18.03.2015
- 1. Drug driving: on prescription?
- 2. They’ve gone bust: what happens now?
- 3. Company names: some new choices
- 4. Fuel cards - are they worth trying?
- 5. Tax and NI free homeworking allowances
- 6. Can employment contracts be “subject to change”?
- 7. Can you scrap your PAYE scheme?
- 8. Trouble with pre-owned cars and vans
- 9. Protecting your bank balance
- Issue 11 - 04.03.2015
- 1. New NI savings for employers
- 2. Businesses almost out of time to cut their rates
- 3. How can CAs save you money in the long run?
- 4. Who should be the executor of your will?
- 5. Risk assessments: don’t play with fire
- 6. When must you make reasonable adjustments?
- 7. Getting customers to pay sooner
- 8. My Business Support tool
- 9. Travel and JustPark
- Issue 10 - 18.02.2015
- 1. CH makes £8.8 million spelling error
- 2. Must directors’ names be put on invoices?
- 3. How to use an SPV to save tax
- 4. Fixing a damaged online reputation
- 5. Balancing income with your business partners
- 6. When does a redundancy situation arise?
- 7. Your business and the new state pension
- 8. New company naming rules
- 9. Avoiding toll penalties
- Issue 09 - 04.02.2015
- 1. Attack on service company expenses
- 2. Are there advantages to leasing?
- 3. When does higher rate tax really apply?
- 4. Foolish employees and health and safety
- 5. What’s so important about accounting dates?
- 6. Dealing with the newspapers
- 7. Innovation Vouchers: a new source of funding?
- 8. Misleading reports about new VAT rules
- 9. Connecting to a scammer on LinkedIn?
- Issue 08 - 21.01.2015
- 1. Employee rights curbed!
- 2. Acting in a “commercially reasonable manner”
- 3. Time is running out to submit your tax return
- 4. Avoiding problems with mortgage applications
- 5. Ensuring confidential information is returned
- 6. Your workers’ status under HMRC’s microscope
- 7. Recovering debts from a defunct company
- 8. Auto-enrolment tips
- 9. New companies targeted by scam letters
- Issue 07 - 07.01.2015
- 1. Autumn Statement highlights
- 2. Maximising tax relief on equipment
- 3. Directors’ duties and historic breaches
- 4. Keeping track of employee expenses
- 5. Subsidiaries - why every company should have one
- 6. Must you pay subcontractors holiday pay?
- 7. Changing the company’s name
- 8. Where can you find Companies House?
- 9. Vishing: don’t call us, we’ll call you!
- Issue 06 - 10.12.2014
- 1. Fully prepared for winter disruption?
- 2. Delegated financial tasks and disqualification
- 3. A tax-saving plan using dividends and company cars
- 4. Using a personal account for company business
- 5. Steeper fines for health and safety breaches
- 6. Can you really ignore a flexible working request?
- 7. Tax deductions for holiday homes
- 8. Important changes to company admin
- 9. Auto-enrolment tools improved
- Issue 05 - 26.11.2014
- 1. Is your company ready for MOSS?
- 2. Obsolete and counterfeit banknotes
- 3. A criminal record for borrowing from your company?
- 4. Surveyors: what’s the scope of their valuation?
- 5. Can your company buy back shares from employees?
- 6. TUPE transfers and staff handbooks
- 7. Inheriting the family company tax efficiently
- 8. £70 penalty for using the Dartford Crossing
- 9. Are personal mobiles password protected?
- Issue 04 - 12.11.2014
- 1. Companies House now on GOV.UK
- 2. D&O insurance: can you go to the Ombudsman?
- 3. HMRC scraps IR35 guidance
- 4. Which pension scheme is right for your company?
- 5. Intellectual Property Act 2014: new criminal offences
- 6. Company property: that’s your dough!
- 7. When are business travel costs tax deductible?
- 8. Foreign worker checks - penalties
- 9. will the PSC register affect your company?
- Issue 03 - 29.10.2014
- 1. HMRC announces details of NI break
- 2. How to ensure tax relief for sponsorship
- 3. Pensions freedom - how will it affect you?
- 4. How to maintain a good credit record
- 5. Intestacy law changes if your assets exceed £250k
- 6. ExploreExport 2014: is it worth it?
- 7. How is a non-executive director paid?
- 8. Sickness absence has fallen dramatically
- 9. Pay up now to avoid court action!
- Issue 02 - 15.10.2014
- 1. Direct Marketing Code of Practice
- 2. Government subsidies for business advice
- 3. Tax-free gifts for directors
- 4. One job split into two - is it a redundancy situation?
- 5. Business loans that could cost you extra IHT
- 6. Potential director has no employment references
- 7. Personal guarantees: first or last on the list?
- 8. A warning from The Pensions Regulator
- 9. FCA guide to safe borrowing
- Issue 01 - 01.10.2014
- 1. HMRC extends RTI concession
- 2. Direct debit errors - how to put them right
- 3. When is directors’ remuneration “paid” for tax purposes?
- 4. Share valuations and expert opinions
- 5. Reduce your company’s auto-enrolment contributions
- 6. Employees: who’s paying for their replacement?
- 7. Cloud computing: the bare risk
- 8. Buy to let and the new “right to rent” checks
- 9. Working time rule boosts productivity
