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Archives for 2017
GDPR – the new data protection rules
If you aren’t already aware of GDPR and what it stands for, you will certainly be hearing more about it over the coming months. The new rules for the protection of personal data come into effect in May 2018 and there are implications for most businesses.
Making Tax Digital brings changes to PAYE
We will soon start to see the effects of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital project on the PAYE system. Over the coming tax year, there will be an increase in the number of tax codes being issued. Hopefully, the changes will be good for employees… but only time will tell.
Buying a first home – Lifetime ISA v Help to Buy ISA
The new Lifetime ISA will give you a 25% tax free boost from the government at the end of each tax year. We look at whether this gives the product the edge over the Help to Buy ISA when saving to buy a first home.
Don’t get caught by bogus HMRC phishing emails
Despite repeated warnings of the dangers of responding to bogus phishing emails, it seems many of us are still being caught out.
Buying property Off-plan: Principal Private Residence tax relief
An interesting tax case this year resulted in a victory for the taxpayer and heralded some good news for individuals who have bought or are going to buy a property off-plan.
Peer to peer lending – a valuable alternative for businesses
Not all that long ago, businesses would have to approach to their bank for a loan or overdraft when they needed funding to grow or a boost of capital to keep the cash flowing. Now they have a number of viable alternatives to the traditional lenders, one of which is Peer to Peer lending – or P2P for short.
Tax-Free Childcare rolls out
At the beginning of 2017, we were getting quite excited about the forthcoming rollout of the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme. For the first time, self-employed parents would be eligible for tax relief on their childcare costs. The scheme is now available to all eligible working parents. If you haven’t applied yet, we explain the benefits of the scheme and how it works.
A longer wait for MTDfB
The government’s plans for Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB) have dramatically shifted course and businesses will have more time to prepare for the changes.
RfM + more awesome
A team representing RfM Preston recently took to the fairways for the 7th annual Mark Lawrenson Baby Beat Golf Day. Our fab four certainly attracted attention from the crowd – and not just for their golfing skills!
Graham’s head is firmly in the cloud
We recently welcomed Graham Pearson to the role of Senior Accountant at RfM Preston. Graham has many years’ accounting experience, an infectious enthusiasm for cloud accounting and his own hashtag! Here are a few more interesting facts about Graham.
Dividend Allowance reduction – time to make a plan
We expect to see changes to tax reliefs when a new government comes into power. We don’t expect to see a government severely cut a single tax relief just two years after introducing it. Yet that is just what we have seen happen to the Dividend Allowance.
Tax relief changes for landlords now in effect
In the Summer Budget 2015, then Chancellor George Osborne announced restrictions to income tax relief for residential landlords. The proposals became law later that year and came into effect on 6 April 2017. Here we remind you of what the changes mean for landlords.
Loan or shares? The best way to provide funding to a company
Here’s the scenario: your company – or perhaps the company of a relative – needs additional finance to expand. You have the funds to help. What is the best way to provide the finance to the company?
New car tax rates
If you recently bought or are buying a new car, you will have discovered that new rates of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) apply for purchases of cars first registered on or after 1 April 2017. If not, you may be surprised by how significantly car tax rates have changed.