by Darren Fagan | Jan 10, 2020 | Business
My client is aware that new national minimum wage rates will be introduced in April and want to know what they need to do from an HR perspective to prepare for this? As announced prior to the New Year, the current national minimum wage (NMW) rates will be increased in...
by Darren Fagan | Nov 27, 2019 | Business, Tax News
Question: My client ran his decorating business for three years as a sole trader and is now going to incorporate. As a sole trader his turnover never quite reached the registration threshold but he will VAT register when he incorporates as a lot of his customers are...
by Darren Fagan | Apr 12, 2018 | Business
Key points These minimum contribution amounts are required to gradually increase at set times The total minimum contribution increased from 2% to 5% of qualifying earnings on 6 April 2018, and rises again on 6 April 2019 to a total minimum amount of 8%. If the...
by Darren Fagan | Nov 30, 2017 | Business
Whether your business is small or large, the opportunity to embrace an apprentice into your team is readily available, yet rarely taken by small businesses. They are available to large and small firms, with the former (per a wage bill more than £3 million)...
by Darren Fagan | Nov 17, 2017 | Business, Tax News
HMRC has increased its interest rates for late paid tax and NIC from 21 November 2017 by 0.25% but no increase to repayment interest rates. The current late payment and repayment interest rates applied to the main taxes and duties that HMRC currently charges...
by Darren Fagan | Nov 10, 2017 | Business, Tax News
In the run up to January’s online self assessment tax return deadline, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning of the risk that HMRC will issue any repayments due to last used debit or credit card, rather than the bank payment instructions entered on the...
