Legal compliance
21 October 2015
Compulsory charges for carrier bags
Since 5 October 2015 compulsory charges for carrier bags apply in England, but there are exceptions. How does the new law affect your business?
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- Issue 22 - 21.09.2016
- 1. Employees on board by law?
- 2. How to tell if a new supplier is genuine
- 3. Getting the company to pay for your home office
- 4. Are safety signs needed for every risk?
- 5. Digital tax - all businesses must comply
- 6. Reasonable adjustments and pay protection
- 7. Turn down the lighting (bills)
- 8. Does your business need a TV licence?
- 9. Fake Apple invoices
- Issue 21 - 08.09.2016
- 1. HMRC’s plan to end tax-free perks
- 2. Can driving lessons save you money?
- 3. Going paperless with payslips
- 4. Modern slavery: small company found liable
- 5. The landlord wants to carry out works
- 6. Why include IT security in your induction training?
- 7. When must you repay VAT on overdue bills?
- 8. Business Banking Insight
- 9. Supreme Court rules on EL insurance
- Issue 20 - 13.07.2016
- 1. Brexit: what happens now?
- 2. Business purchases on credit - getting a better deal
- 3. Extended business trips and tax deductions
- 4. How to carry out an accident investigation
- 5. Director must give former spouse £300,000
- 6. Employee misconduct: can you recover pay?
- 7. The latest on tax relief and goodwill
- 8. New guidance on retail pricing
- 9. Time is nearly up for Windows 10 freebie
- Issue 19 - 29.06.2016
- 1. New plans for corporate debt
- 2. The new £5 polymer banknote
- 3. Is dividend paperwork really necessary?
- 4. Who owns that great idea?
- 5. Employment status - protecting yourself from HMRC
- 6. Employing a young person
- 7. What’s the right way to set the rules for a company?
- 8. The new confirmation statements
- 9. £25,000 to £10 million from Innovate UK
- Issue 18 - 15.06.2016
- 1. The Small Business Commissioner
- 2. Shares - how to get your money back
- 3. Avoiding the tax hike on directors’ loan accounts
- 4. New way to avoid unwanted calls
- 5. Company cars - tax-efficient classics
- 6. Non-discriminatory job interview questions
- 7. A permanent right to use your car park?
- 8. PPI - it’s not over yet!
- 9. Employing former students
- Issue 17 - 03.06.2016
- 1. Auto-enrolment penalties rising
- 2. Advertising claims: we’re the most reliable!
- 3. What’s a director worth to your company?
- 4. Is there a cost to selling holiday to employees?
- 5. VAT on home-to-work travel
- 6. Employees, shoes and standards of dress
- 7. Insurance: the duty to pay out in reasonable time
- 8. Major changes to data protection laws?
- 9. The benefits of face-to-face meetings
- Issue 16 - 18.05.2016
- 1. New guidance on direct marketing
- 2. OK to charge interest?
- 3. When is giving shares to your spouse tax efficient?
- 4. Can a cost management company save you money?
- 5. Protecting vital documents in an emergency
- 6. Can you change your staff handbook?
- 7. Is vaping a taxable benefit?
- 8. Employment allowance made clear
- 9. Cutting the real cost of an MOT
- Issue 15 - 05.05.2016
- 1. New business rates revaluation begins
- 2. Are recommended trader sites worth using?
- 3. Using your home for business and capital gains tax
- 4. Employment contracts and name changes
- 5. Lend money to your company tax efficiently
- 6. How to remove your details from 192.com
- 7. First aid kits: the essentials
- 8. Disqualified for allowing illegal working
- 9. Does your dog have a microchip yet?
- Issue 14 - 20.04.2016
- 1. Important NMW changes
- 2. VAT assessments - do you have to pay them?
- 3. PSC registers: here’s the official guidance
- 4. The meaning of “without prejudice”
- 5. What are the new tax-free perks worth to you
- 6. Passing on external training knowledge
- 7. Can you do away with your company register?
- 8. Apprentices go (NI) free
- 9. ICO warns businesses about data encryption
- Issue 13 - 07.04.2016
- 1. A busy Budget for business?
- 2. Are your online T&Cs legally compliant?
- 3. Can tax underpayments reduce your tax code?
- 4. Should you buy a defibrillator?
- 5. What’s the limit on dividends?
- 6. Dismissed for disclosing confidential information
- 7. Are mini-bonds right for your business?
- 8. A free £10,000 in business support
- 9. Employers’ NI and termination payments
- Issue 12 - 23.03.2016
- 1. The new employment allowance rules
- 2. Tax-free meals for you and your employees
- 3. Sunday trading and employee rights
- 4. Set your salary to maximise your new state pension
- 5. Contracts: signed then the director resigned
- 6. Questioning CV claims during interviews
- 7. Trouble with company accounts
- 8. New Companies House online search tool
- 9. Data Protection Act: are you compliant?
- Issue 11 - 09.03.2016
- 1. Brexit and small businesses
- 2. Would you have to pay the company’s legal costs?
- 3. When to include a perk in your payroll calculation
- 4. £1.4 million fine for bribery by associated person
- 5. Are meals on the company ever tax deductible?
- 6. Director who resigned awarded £76,000
- 7. Making sure your company’s transactions are valid
- 8. More help from The Pensions Regulator
- 9. Removing your name from the register
- Issue 10 - 24.02.2016
- 1. HMRC’s attack on company owners
- 2. Are employers required to provide a trained first aider?
- 3. Can you save tax by giving shares to your children?
- 4. Dashboard camera saves £60,000
- 5. The Apprenticeship Levy - what’s in it for you?
- 6. Re-hiring an employee who was made redundant
- 7. Professional duty or just helping a mate out?
- 8. Acas’ new Productivity Tool
- 9. £32 million lost in director fraud
- Issue 09 - 10.02.2016
- 1. PSC registers - what’s happening?
- 2. Bribery offences cost company £2.2 million
- 3. When will the new dividend tax be payable?
- 4. Contracts and variation in writing clauses
- 5. Sell shares in your company for less tax
- 6. Morning gorgeous - now watch what you say!
- 7. Could you be liable for your employees’ pension charges?
- 8. Face-to-face advice from Companies House
- 9. Is your credit record right?
- Issue 08 - 27.01.2016
- 1. Auto-enrolment increases delayed
- 2. Protecting your company name against fraud
- 3. HMRC’s new rules on travel expenses
- 4. Shareholders and your duties
- 5. Have you lost your pension?
- 6. Would you hire this person again?
- 7. When does personal borrowing qualify for tax relief?
- 8. Conducting workplace investigations
- 9. Don’t want to reveal your phone number?
- Issue 07 - 13.01.2016
- 1. Protect your business from flooding
- 2. How much can you borrow from your company?
- 3. What’s the trouble with fuel for company cars?
- 4. Manual handling and work-related injuries
- 5. Handling PAYE tax and NI for staff on jury service
- 6. The new national living wage
- 7. The 21 photos that cost a business £6,300
- 8. Companies House document rejection policy
- 9. Government cash to grow your business
- Issue 06 - 16.12.2015
- 1. Autumn Statement key points
- 2. Funding for Lending scheme extended
- 3. Subsidised commuting - what are the tax advantages?
- 4. A simple way to close down a company
- 5. The dangers of using free Wi-Fi
- 6. Unacceptable comments on CVs
- 7. Vacant property and business rates
- 8. Important phone number rules
- 9. A redundancy update
- Issue 05 - 02.12.2015
- 1. Tougher health and safety fines
- 2. Parking penalties are enforceable
- 3. What’s new with 2016/17 tax codes?
- 4. Buy-to-let property: the new right to rent checks
- 5. Should your next company car be a van?
- 6. Reimbursement for cancelled holidays
- 7. Money laundering and mixed supplies
- 8. No more company annual returns
- 9. bogus e-mail is a genuine threat
- Issue 04 - 18.11.2015
- 1. Invoice financing ban removed
- 2. Paying off a departing director shareholder
- 3. A tax break that lowers the cost of auto-enrolment
- 4. Investment advice: any ongoing duty of care?
- 5. Reclaiming VAT on staff expenses
- 6. Employee’s rude gestures cost £7,500
- 7. Is outsourcing the right option?
- 8. National living wage up by 40p?
- 9. Modern Slavery Act 2015 guidance
- Issue 03 - 04.11.2015
- 1. Directors’ dates of birth
- 2. Can a company claim discrimination?
- 3. Getting the most from HMRC’s Christmas tax break
- 4. Divorce settlement - go back for more?
- 5. Don’t miss out on ER when you sell your business
- 6. Directors to face criminal charges over redundancies
- 7. Unclaimed dividends - what can you do with them?
- 8. Have you registered your building project?
- 9. New apprenticeship funding
- Issue 02 - 21.10.2015
- 1. Compulsory charges for carrier bags
- 2. Tax break for medical treatment
- 3. No smoking in cars from 1 October 2015
- 4. Can you invest your pension fund in your company?
- 5. Buy-to-let property: some important changes
- 6. Hearing disciplinaries and appeals
- 7. Don’t get caught for VAT on perks
- 8. Refunds on new and used goods
- 9. The risks of meeting in coffee shops
- Issue 01 - 07.10.2015
- 1. A Small Business Commissioner
- 2. Businesses waste £120 million on gift cards
- 3. Car expenses - how much is tax free?
- 4. Disagreements and friendly discussion clauses
- 5. Can you postpone auto-enrolment?
- 6. Precautions when an employee leaves
- 7. Maximising tax-free loans from your company
- 8. New company accounts filing system
- 9. Return of the computer error scam
