How to successfully complete an IT contract – then rinse and repeat.

How to successfully complete an IT contract – then rinse and repeat.

, 27 January 2012

I’m coming rapidly to the end of my current engagement and have been reflecting on what I’ve been doing. Not out of any great sense of sadness or nostalgia but because I have to hand over to the permanent guys that I’ve been covering for while they were off doing more interesting stuff.

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Should employee share ownership schemes qualify for tax breaks?

Should employee share ownership schemes qualify for tax breaks?

, 26 January 2012

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, hinted recently that tax breaks may be available to firms that offer employee share ownership schemes.

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How many taxpayers will miss the self-assessment filing deadline?

How many taxpayers will miss the self-assessment filing deadline?

, 25 January 2012

Contractor accountants may want to remind their clients that the deadline for filing self-assessment income tax returns is fast approaching.

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HMRC will not pay compound interest on overpaid VAT

HMRC will not pay compound interest on overpaid VAT

, 24 January 2012

Contractor accountants who have overpaid VAT are unlikely to be allowed to claim compound interest from HMRC.

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HMRC launches new Contractual Disclosure Facility

HMRC launches new Contractual Disclosure Facility

, 23 January 2012

Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that HMRC intends to introduce stricter procedures for dealing with investigations into civil fraud at the end of this month.

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HMRC – the single biggest inhibitor to the recovery I can think of

HMRC – the single biggest inhibitor to the recovery I can think of

, 20 January 2012

January, and the vexed question of self-assessment rears its head again. My accountant friends have said good bye to the family until February and closeted themselves with quill pens and envelopes of receipts. Others have burned the midnight oil trying to complete their online returns.

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Why is Tony Blair hiding behind a limited partnership?

Why is Tony Blair hiding behind a limited partnership?

, 19 January 2012

Contractor accountants might be interested to learn more about the recently published accounts of former PM Tony Blair.

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Will contractor accountants take part in alternative disputes resolution pilot?

Will contractor accountants take part in alternative disputes resolution pilot?

, 18 January 2012

Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that HMRC launched an alternative disputes resolution pilot scheme for SMEs in North Wales and the North West of England last week.

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HMRC to recoup overdue tax through PAYE system

HMRC to recoup overdue tax through PAYE system

, 17 January 2012

Contractor accountants need to be aware that HMRC intends to code out employee debts of less than £3,000 through the PAYE system.

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Tackling tax avoidance is high on the government’s agenda

Tackling tax avoidance is high on the government’s agenda

, 16 January 2012

Accountants for contractors might like to know that both PM David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg have indicated that a general anti-avoidance rule will probably be included in this year’s budget.

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Back to the drawing board with the electric pencil again

Back to the drawing board with the electric pencil again

, 13 January 2012

Start the year as you mean to go on. Not a bad maxim, of course. Except that I’m starting with the prospect of being out of work at the end of the month. Not, I hasten to add, that I hadn’t seen it coming.

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Contractor accountants’ prices rise due to VAT increase

Contractor accountants’ prices rise due to VAT increase

, 12 January 2012

Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that research from PwC suggests that last year’s VAT increase caused prices to increase by about 1%.

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