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Each quarter, we explore a topical subject that is impacting our clients. Read our recent guides to learn more about key changes and financial considerations.
CK newsletters
In-depth insights from our experts
Each quarter, we explore a topical subject that is impacting our clients. Read our recent guides to learn more about key changes and financial considerations.
2024
RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS ROUND-UP
RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS ROUND-UP What happens to your pension when you die? A recent survey by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) found that more than half of people don’t know what happens to...
REAL OR FAKE? HOW HMRC COMMUNICATES
REAL OR FAKE? HOW HMRC COMMUNICATES Out of the blue, a text or phone call claiming to be HMRC. It threatens legal action over your tax, or tells you your National Insurance number has been...
MAKING TAX DIGITAL: REMODELLED AND GOING AHEAD
MAKING TAX DIGITAL: REMODELLED AND GOING AHEAD Autumn Statement 2023 has confirmed the start dates for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD ITSA). In outline, MTD ITSA involves keeping digital...
EMPLOYER ADVICE AHEAD OF MAJOR CHANGE FOR PAYROLL
EMPLOYER ADVICE AHEAD OF MAJOR CHANGE FOR PAYROLL Minimum wage: know the rules, not just the rates. Forthcoming changes highlight the need for employers to deal confidently with the underlying...
HMRC PAY BY BANK ACCOUNT SERVICE
HMRC PAY BY BANK ACCOUNT SERVICE HMRC is offering a new facility as part of its pay by bank account service. Previously, payment has been required at the same time that a return was filed. But...
DOING BUSINESS AFTER BREXIT: LATEST
DOING BUSINESS AFTER BREXIT: LATEST Leaving the EU has meant new rules and procedures when importing and exporting goods. With major regulatory changes still taking place, what comes next? Border...
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX COMPLIANCE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX COMPLIANCE New change raises the bar for gross payment status (GPS). GPS allows subcontractors to be paid gross under the construction industry scheme (CIS), without...
CASH BASIS CHANGE MEANS CHOICE FOR UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES
CASH BASIS CHANGE MEANS CHOICE FOR UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES Rules extending use of the cash basis to calculate trading profits need consideration now. At present, accounts for the self-employed...
2023
CK SYSTEMS NEWS
CK SYSTEMS NEWS Pegasus release AP for SQLse With accounting admin staff’s time becoming more and more pressed in recent years there has been a growth in the area of automating some of the more...
OWN NEWS
OWN NEWS A few weeks ago we closed the office and headed off to the Black Country Living Museum for a staff day. We spent a lovely afternoon trying to solve challenges with the Crystal Maze event...
GDPR RIGHT OF ACCESS: NEW GUIDANCE
GDPR RIGHT OF ACCESS: NEW GUIDANCE Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), individuals have the right to a copy of the personal data that your organisation holds about them. This is...
HMRC DETECTIVE WORK MEANS TAX BILL FOR EBAY TRADER
HMRC DETECTIVE WORK MEANS TAX BILL FOR EBAY TRADER Online sales: one of those areas where awareness of tax is often low. On the one hand, someone with a day job and a sideline on eBay, who didn’t...
NEW EMPLOYEE CHECKS
NEW EMPLOYEE CHECKS HMRC is publicising a new way that employers can be provided with an employee’s National Insurance number (NINO). Apple iPhone users have now been given the functionality to...
ONE WIDGET OR TWO? COVID SUPPORT PAYMENTS STILL ON HMRC’S RADAR
ONE WIDGET OR TWO? COVID SUPPORT PAYMENTS STILL ON HMRC'S RADAR With support schemes having lost between £3.3 billion and £7.3 billion to error and fraud, HMRC isn’t letting go now. It’s still...
PAYING VOLUNTARY NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
PAYING VOLUNTARY NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS It’s all about plugging holes in your National Insurance record. And that in turn, is about making sure there are enough years of National...
WHAT IS EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING?
WHAT IS EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING? As part of the government’s pledge to eliminate avoidable waste, and recycle a greater proportion of municipal waste, the rules on...
R&D SINGLE SCHEME UNCERTAINTY FOR COMPANIES
R&D SINGLE SCHEME UNCERTAINTY FOR COMPANIES The government has now consulted on replacing the two existing Research and Development (R&D) schemes for tax relief with a single merged...
CHILD BENEFIT – WATCH THE STING IN THE TAIL
CHILD BENEFIT - WATCH THE STING IN THE TAIL If you or your partner get Child Benefit, keep the High Income Child Benefit charge (HICBC) in mind. High income for these purposes is lower than you...
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