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Our news covers a range of subjects, including some of the services that we offer and an update of the recent changes that have, or will take place.

New year commences with new recruits

Tax consequences of entertaining staff

Application process for removing your home address from the Public Register (SR01)

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Managing your finances with cloud accounting

Did you forget to renew your tax enquiry fee protection?

HMRC introduces new interactive tool for self-employed people

The Fair Payment Code (FPC)

The importance of right to work checks continues to be emphasised

National Minimum and Living Wage

Changes to company size thresholds

Time to Pay Arrangements – Self Assessment Payments Due

Corporate Tax Roadmap

Payrolling benefits in kind

Salary vs dividends: The best way to extract profit in 2025/26

Staff Entertaining – What Level of Benefits are Tax Free

Increase in number of people paying Income Tax at an effective 60% rate

The Cost of the Budget Change to NIC’s

Accountants HWB choose Hampshire dementia charity for year of fundraising

Impact of FRS 102 Amendments on Charities SORP Compliance

Ex gratia payments: understanding your responsibilities and the changes expected from the Charities Act 2022 implementation

New tool available to help create privacy notices

Are you ready for a cyber attack?

Autumn Budget 2024

Improving your charity’s annual report and accounts

Accessing adequate banking services

Charity law reform – England and Wales

Misinformation spreading across social media

Exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Regulatory Alert – local authorities as charity trustees

Refreshed guidance on decision-making for charity trustees (CC27)

The King’s Speech 2024

Review of the Code of Fundraising Practice

Research and analysis on Trustee confidence

Whistleblowing disclosures made to the Charity Commission

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England lowers base rate

Protecting Charities: New guidance on fraud and cyber crime

CMA issues warning to unregulated legal service providers amid consumer protection concerns

Budget Changes – Restriction on BPR/APR – What does it mean for me?

Budget Changes – Pensions – What does it mean for me?

VAT: Option to Tax

Voluntary Code of Conduct for Directors: Will it make a difference?

Renters Rights Bill

Has your child an unclaimed Child Trust Fund (CTF)

Check your State Pension age and entitlement to Pension Credit

Crack-down on late payers

Private school VAT could affect 55% of parents

What is a P60?

HWB charity champion boosts Mountbatten Hampshire

Choosing the right business structure

Did you forget to renew your tax enquiry fee protection?

Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS)

What is a personal tax compliance check?

Check your state pension entitlement

Tax efficient giving

New rules on allocating tips

Bank of England cuts interest rates & HMRC cuts late payment interest rate

Businesses targeted for NMW compliance

Setting Up a Limited Company

When to Register for VAT

Planning for care

Rental properties to reach an EPC of C by 2030

Accountant skydives for charity – despite fear of heights

Abolition of the Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) regime

Academy Accounts Direction 2023 to 2024 (AAD)

Academy Trust Handbook 2024

HMRC inheritance tax recovery soars

Budget date announced

Oakhaven Hospice write a Will month

Changes to VAT on Independent School fees

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reliefs & planning

Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Charity hero Franny’s boost for Mountbatten Hampshire

Rollover Relief (ROR)

What is a pool car?

Childcare accounts can subsidise summer childcare costs

Becoming an employer

Independent Retailer Grant from Test Valley Borough Council

Cyber Health Consultation

Report Employee Benefits on form P11D by 6 July

Construction Industry Scheme: 2024/25

Business Valuation: Knowing your business’s worth

SME energy standing charges are too high

General election on 4 July 2024: What does this mean for property landlords?

Advisory fuel rate for company cars

Tax relief on pensions – are you claiming full tax relief?

Setting Up Payroll

Management Buyouts

Encore for HWB sponsorship for Mayflower

Tax Deadlines and Penalties for Limited Companies

Changes to Overseas Research & Development Expenditure

Important Alert – Watch out for Unauthorised Changes of VAT Records

HMRC publish more details of MTD for income tax reports

Child Benefit – should you re-consider whether to claim for this?

Late Night Taxis Paid by Employers

HMRC publish updated guidance on work travel

Furnished Holiday Lettings: Reaction

Accountants HWB strengthen registered auditor team

New Charities’ Annual Return

Charity Commission Strategy 2024-2029

How the cost-of-living crisis has impacted charities

The Charity Commission investigates four education charities

Developments to the process of completing the annual return online

Charity law reform – England & Wales

The fundraising regulator’s inquiry into the use of subcontracting

Fundraising levy review

Charity fraud

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cyber security for charities

Charity regulators write an open letter to UK banks

State of the Sector 2024

The PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF)

Spring Budget 2024

Company size limits

Charities SORP FSR 102 – project update

HMRC’s Official Rate of Loan Interest

Co-founder and director retires from HWB after 40 years

Property Income From Own Home

Changes to the basis of assessment

Many couples may want to restart child benefit claims

Financial Reporting Council periodic review of UK GAAP – an overview of the proposed changes to FRS 102 and other standards

PM proposes scrapping National Insurance

Get ready for more R&D changes

VAT on supplies of land and property

Academies Accounts Direction 2023 to 2024 Summary

Think tank as south’s charities face major challenges

Accounts Update

IHT enquiries

Is Tax due on Online Trading?

House prices begin to fall at a slower rate with the market showing signs of recovery

‘Help to Grow’ campaign and small business council to aid SME’s

HMRC clamps down on undeclared dividend earnings

Nick Whitemore’s promotion to Associate Director

Big break as accountancy snooker stars heads for Albania

Business leaders to quiz global investment expert Janet Mui on economic prospects

Advisory fuel rates December 2023

Should you outsource accounting

Autumn Statement 2023: implications for the housing market

Property transfers between spouses or civil partners

Hospice charity thanks accountants HWB for ‘Christmas present’ after bauble fun

Tax on property jointly held by spouses or civil partners

Small business confidence improves in Q3 2023

The King’s Speech: Leasehold and Freehold Bill

Monetary Policy Committee dates for 2024

National Living Wage increase in April 2024

UK accountants demand HMRC service improvements

Changes to holiday accrual and pay

Autumn Budget 2023

HWBauble Challenge

Charity rates relief

Tax consultations

Improving the quality of charity accounts

My Charity Commission Account

Code of Fundraising Practice consultation

Fundraising best practice

Internal controls

Charity law reform – England and Wales

Investment policy

The state of the charity sector

Charity use of social media

Accounting tech for businesses

Retirement planning tips

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: New requirements for small companies

Year end tax planning ideas for your business

Not all LLP members are self-employed

Insolvency up by 16.5% compared to last year

2023/24 Remuneration Planning – Salary V’s Dividends

Raising the bar with Troncmasters

UK economy recovery slows

HWB Chartered Accountants welcomes 10 new starters

It’s important to have up to date forecasts for tax

Larger companies are required to pay tax quarterly

Autumn statement date set for 22 November

Claire Healey long-service

Housing market challenges set to continue, warns Hampshire property specialist

What is the Tour Operators’ Margin Scheme?

HMRC raise interest rates again as base rate increases

Income Tax on Inherited Pension Funds

Consultation to Merge Research & Development (R&D) Schemes

HMRC to require more information to be provided by taxpayers

VAT on ‘Rent on Serviced Accommodation’ Supplies

One million more pulled into tax on savings

Self-assessment threshold increases to £150,000

Tax return helpline to close for three months

Mortgage Rates

HMRC raise interest rates again as base rate increases

Provide additional information of R&D claims from 8 August 2023

Rumours of the abolition of inheritance tax

HMRC has ‘enormous amount of work’ to deliver MTD on time

Gemma joins the board at Hampshire accountancy firm

Academies Accounts Direction 2022 to 2023 Summary

Academy Trust Handbook Changes 2023

Available Tax Exemptions for Employee Suggestions

Charities gain new powers as more legislative changes come into force

Deadline for voluntary National Insurance Contributions extended to April 2025

A new ombudsman and housing portal

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised June 2023

Small business payroll guide

VAT update

Spring Budget 2023

Fundraising update

Improving the quality of charity accounts

Future changes to financial reporting

Other charity guidance

The risks from cyber crime

Use of social media

Annual return changes

Charity law reform

Charities and the continuing cost of living crisis

Giving Shares to Employees

HMRC official rate of interest only 2.25%

ICAEW calls MTD quarterly reporting “disproportionate”

Tax take soars by almost 10%

Property Strategy: Purchase Lease Options and Purchase Options

Essential guide to annual accounts

50 Years of VAT

What is Greenwashing?

Business Companion – trading laws explained

Costly EPC upgrades

2022/23 P11D Forms to be submitted online

CGT: Business Asset Rollover Relief

HWB forum offers essential advice on academy school finances

Voluntary national insurance contributions

The King’s Awards for Enterprise

Chancellor removes lifetime pension limit

HWBulletin

New Tax Card Available

Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024

New hire joins HWB team

Bank of England raises interest rate to 4%

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) changes from April 2023

Is the UK going to swerve a recession?

HMRC “nudging” offshore corporate property owners

Company Secretarial records

Over 300,00 Taxpayers miss the 2021-22 Self-Assessment deadline

A New Tax: The Economic Crime Levy

VAT on early termination fees, compensation, and dilapidation payments

Chancellor reveals new energy discount for businesses

From pensioners to teenagers, HMRC reveals who files a tax return

Corporation tax in 2023

Strategic planning for an uncertain year ahead

Research & Development (R&D) Claim Scrutiny

Apprenticeship Levy

Are you planning on payrolling your benefits in the 2023/24 tax year?

Buy to let crisis – an overview

130 % Super-deduction ends 31 March 2023 – make use of it

New VAT penalties for late returns

Economic outlook remains bleak despite rise in GDP

Capital gains tax hits £15bn

Are your employees getting the most from their workplace pension?

Growing your business through a recession

£12,300 Capital Gains Tax annual allowance – Use it or lose it.

SMEs owed £23.4bn in late payments

Recovery Loan Fund reopens

Use of Trivial Benefits to help staff with the cost of living pressures

Charities and the cost of living crisis

Public trust in charities

Energy costs

Cryptocurrency and NFTs

Charity law reform

Annual return charges

Accountancy and tax update

Living wage

Gift Aid and naming of buildings

VAT changes

Vital help with energy bills

Inheritance tax receipts reach £4.1bn

Autumn Statement: Slashing CGT huge blow to landlords

Bank of England raises base interest rate

Self-Assessment Tax Returns

Making Tax Digital

Matt steps up as accountants HWB strengthen top team

VAT Repayments – Change of HMRC Policy

HMRC late payment interest rates revised

Energy Bills Support Factsheet

State pension – Will you get the full payment?

HMRC updates MTD guidance

What is a fee protection service?

HMRC interest rates for late payments have been revised

Encouraging investment in unlisted companies

Grants available for green initiatives

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold increased to £250,000

New Investment Zones

Health and Social Care Levy scrapped

Are you getting the full tax relief on your workplace pension contributions?

New form for notifying HMRC of VAT errors

Helping your children get on the property ladder

Self-employed need to plan for big tax bills in 2023/24

Capital allowances and the super deduction

HMRC Enquiry Fee Protection

Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75%

Latest HMRC Advisory Fuel Rates for company cars

New provisions commence following the Charities Act 2022

First accredited lenders announced for the Recovery Loan Scheme

VAT Error Corrections Go Digital

Senior promotion at Hampshire accountants

Surveys show lack of awareness of tax liability among crypto investors

All trusts must now be registered on the Trust Registration Service

More details of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax reporting

Making Tax Digital – update

Attracting and retaining key staff with shares

Inheritance Tax at an all time high

Government overhauls audit regime

How do the NIC changes announced effect you?

Tax saving tips to help with the cost of living

National Insurance threshold increases

Networking tips at free seminar

Capital Gains Tax on Separation and Divorce

HMRC to delay Research & Development (R&D) tax credits

VAT Late Payment Penalty Rules from January 2023

Report employee benefits on form P11D by 6 July

Is your business entitled to the employment allowance?

Rent guarantees soar due to the cost of living crisis

Stagflation

Basis Period Reform for Partners and the Self Employed

UK governments’ new ‘Help with the cost of living’ website

End of tax year payroll procedures

Making Tax Digital (MTD) reminder

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise open for 2022

Trading losses – carry back or carry forward?

Super-deduction for equipment runs for one more year

What to do with your company when you want to retire?

Inflation, it’s personal!

Strengthening consumer protection and enforcement

Rules for claiming work from home expenses tightened for 2022-23

A new approach to employee benefits

Would your business survive if something happened to you?

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme

Spring Statement 2022

Living Wage

Issues arising from the Ukraine crisis

Climate-related disclosures

Charity law reform

Fraud Awareness

Company law reform

Safeguarding guidance

Kids Company: Lessons to be learned

Charities’ response to the war in Ukraine

Looking back, and planning for the future

Fundraising regulation

Government scheme – discounts of up to £5k for accounting software

Charities Bill received Royal Assent

Shares for employees and directors – have you complied with your reporting requirements?

Cashflow management strategies

Resolving commercial rent debts

What is plastic packaging tax?

Economic forecasts dampen for 2022

Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief – marriage & divorce

iCloud +

Towards Net Zero

Increase in dividend tax rates

Less than a month until Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT becomes law

End of year tax planning

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) Rate Changes

Two million people missed self-assessment deadline

Accounting changes for users of the Flat Rate Scheme

Cryptoassets: How are they taxed in 2022?

Lyndon and Charlotte clock up 10 years’ service

HWB jumps into Hares of Hampshire sponsorship

Trust Registration Service update

National Apprenticeship Week

Personal tax planning ahead of April 2022

How to value your business in 2022

£1 million of your estate is Inheritance Tax free

Deadline looms for new hospitality and leisure grants

New drive to promote woodland creation grants for landowners

National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2022

New head of payroll at accountancy firm

Andrew Kershaw promotion

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised

Report sheds more light on changes to R&D regime

Construction industry scheme

Pension contribution complications

One in four buy-to-let landlords ‘plan to sell up in 2022’

Health and Social Care NI contribution increase

National Insurance holiday for employers of veterans

Remember to declare COVID-19 grants on your tax return

Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS)

Funding social care

Gift Aid developments

Trustee recruitment

Updated COVID guidance

Charity model accounts

Hybrid working

Autumn budget

SORP developments

Fundraising guidance

Dormant assets

Trust in the charity sector

Budget confirms one-year delay for basis period reform

Fewer estates will have to deliver Inheritance Tax accounts from 1 January 2022

Reimbursing fuel for company cars from 1 December 2021

VAT domestic reverse charge for construction industry supplies

Inflation: UK prices increase at fastest rate for almost ten years

HWB staff put stamp on charity fund-raising

Extension for temporary £1m annual investment allowance

Salary sacrifice could ‘dampen increased NICs costs’

Hospitality and tourism VAT rate increases to 12.5%

Capital Gains Tax Update

Business tasks to outsource

Pension options at the age of 55

HWB Autumn Budget 2021

Resilience is the key when it comes to leadership in business

Budget Countdown – 27th October: HWB Predictions

New Export Support Service launched

Residence & domicile after Brexit

1 in 5 UK employers consider making redundancies

Capital Allowances on Plant in Residential Property

Capital gains tax receipts climb 3% to record-high

Top 30 common cyber vulnerabilities listed in a joint advisory document

Claiming back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

September is the last month for CJRS “Furlough” grants

Accounting for Import VAT on your VAT return

Accounting effect of tax rate increase

5% rate on tourism and hospitality ends 30 September

Big tax bills for the self-employed in 2022/23

Guidance on SEISS turnover test issued by HMRC

Starting a new business after COVID-19

Taking charge of planning your estate

Company loss relief can be claimed early

Employer costs increase as furlough scheme winds down

Personal development expert helps executives to navigate a recovery path

Strategic challenges in the new normal

Notifying the option to tax land and building is now 30 days

Pensions tax traps catch out thousands more savers

Sweeping VAT reforms in the EU will affect the UK’s online retailers

Eviction protection extended for businesses most in need

EU Commission announces the approval of the UK’s data adequacy

Why choose an electric company car

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage Competition

Fifth self-employed income support grant to be paid in July

Providing information for business rates revaluation 2023

Furlough grant reduces to 70% for July

Pension Contributions are tax efficient for employee and employer

Gemma scores a major promotion at HWB

Bounce back brings positive signs of economic growth

Check that your shares qualify for CGT business asset disposal relief

Self Employed Income Support Scheme Update

Deadline approaches for SME Brexit support grant

Nil rate band Will trusts are no longer tax efficient

Extension of filing deadlines

‘Freeport’ status brings SDLT tax breaks to the Solent

Make filing your returns early less taxing

Are you an “accepted” school under the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) regulations?

Charities Bill and Dormant Assets Bill

Right to work checks

Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax for non-UK residents and companies

Employee Ownership Trusts – the right thing for your business?

VAT-registered firms start using digital links under MTD

Fourth SEISS grant now available

Marginal relief for Corporation Tax is back

Details of latest CJRS ‘furlough’ grants

A change in governance for the audit and accountancy sector

National Minimum Wage and Sleep-in workers

Tough times for tourism industry

Understanding changes to IR35

Corporate transparency and register reform

The Budget 2021

Fundraising Disclosures

Guidance for AGM’s

Charity Governance

The end is in sight!

HWB celebrates long-service awards while looking to the future

Staff wellbeing in the Charity Sector

Off-payroll working

Filing the annual report

Going concern reporting

Responsible Investment

Are you missing out on tax-free child care?

New enhanced loss relief rules may result in extra tax refunds

Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax

Trustee Guidance

Fraud and the pandemic

Charity model accounts updated

Have you reported in 30 days? Gains on UK residential property

Harsher penalty regime for late payment of tax – did you miss it?

More details on the new super-deduction for equipment

It’s Official – James is a Responsible Individual

Why the Third Sector may be contracting

Changes to prompt-payment code aim to end late payments

Opt-in to VAT deferral new payment scheme by 31 March 2021

Buy new equipment before 6 April

Don’t lose your 2020/21 personal allowance

Men more likely to file a late tax return, says Hampshire accountancy firm

Supreme Court rules in FCA business interruption case regarding COVID-19 claims

VAT Deferral Extended

Record number of small businesses ‘set to close for good in 2021’

Delay repayments of Bounce Back Loans by 6 months

Don’t miss out on valuable property reliefs on death

Pre-Christmas furlough extension stems the tide of redundancies

Warning as lockdown fraudsters target school academies

Scam warning for self-assessment

HWB celebrates exam success of team members

Changes for the construction sector: Reverse charge VAT

New year resolutions to save tax

National living wage to increase alongside age threshold fall

New year, new strategy?

Passing on the family home

Penalty payments from HMRC on the increase

Furlough to be extended until April 2021

Business evictions ban extended until March

Claim your “furlough” grant by 14th

Did you know that you can reclaim the tax on the interest of PPI payments you received?

The suspension of wrongful trading provisions

Off-payroll working for the private sector is on its way

Are digital banking platforms suitable for businesses?

Self-employed fear tax returns may affect fourth SEISS claim

How about a virtual Christmas party?

HWB appoints 2 new business advisers

Business asset disposal relief – Entrepreneurs’ relief is no more (in name at least)

To flip or not to flip? The pros and cons of changing your main residence

Government extends furlough scheme following lockdown in England

SDLT – The job of a solicitor or tax adviser?

Airbnb reporting property rental details to HMRC

Negative Interest Rates – What does it mean?

The Charity SORP

Independent examination of charity accounts

How to report serious incidents

Fraud and the Pandemic

VAT and Digital Media

Accounting for operating leases

Filing the annual report

Revitalising Trusts

Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020

VAT and supplies of e-publications

Enhanced register of charities

Diversity in the charity sector

Gift Aid and trading subsidiaries during the pandemic

Future charity SORP developments

Charities and the HMRC Trust Registration Service

COVID-19 Update

Transparent and accountable governance

Fundraising Guidance for Charities

HWB rewards 40 years of loyal service

HWB promotes Business Adviser to Associate Director

Check if you are eligible for the Coronavirus LRSG

Taxes to consider when moving home

Tariff changes & key VAT issues at the border from 1 January 2021

Discretionary Funding Available

Commission set to recommend national living wage freeze

Get ready for leaving the EU on 1 January 2021

Finance cost relief for residential lets

Tax group calls for extension to the annual investment allowance

VAT is due on early termination fees and compensation payments

How much is your business worth?

October paper deadline for self-assessment

Kickstart Scheme launches in November

Are you funding your dependants tax efficiently?

Penalty and Repayment regime for SEISS announced

MTD for VAT to be extended to all VAT registered businesses in 2022

Certain property business owners are liable to Class 2 NICs

Third time’s the charm for Charity Wing Walk

HWB expands its probate offering

Time to incorporate your property portfolio?

More details on hospitality VAT reduction

Remotely witnessed wills to be officially valid in England and Wales

New grants to boost recovery of small businesses in England

Applications open for second phase of self-employed income support

A multi-purpose vehicle with crew cab is a car

Summer Statement

Making and Registering a Lasting Power of Attorney during the Coronavirus Outbreak

VAT Guidance – Hospitality and Tourism Sector

Academies latest guidance

Second self-employed income support grants to be paid in August

Protecting your business against fraud

HMRC may allow tax refunds for anticipated company losses

Refunds of Quarterly Instalment Payments

Good news for those out of time to claim a Stamp Duty Land Tax refund

Flexible Furlough Started 1 July

Home workers can claim £6 per week

The Cycle to Work scheme explained

Option to tax on land and buildings

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme Launch

New Zero Rating of Electronic Publications

Update on Government Supports – COVID19

Home owners miss out on SDLT refunds

CGT Private Residence Relief changes to go ahead

Delayed Inheritance Tax reforms

New System for reporting CGT on Property Disposal started 6 April 2020

Impact on the High–Income Child Benefit Charge

Chancellor ups annual pension allowance thresholds by £90,000

Interest Rates Reduced

Entrepreneurs’ relief lifetime limit slashed from £10m to £1m

Structures and building allowance increased to 3%

Changes to National Insurance Contributions

State Benefits Increased

Rollout of off-payroll rules to the private sector gets delayed

Millions to get a tax cut as national insurance threshold rises to £9,500

Buying new equipment before 6 April?

Look at Year End CGT Planning before the deadline

Record numbers sent in 2018/19 tax returns through self-assessment

Pension Planning should be done before the end of the tax year

Employer issues with automatic enrolment

Consider using Google My Business

Thousands file tax returns through self-assessment over Christmas

30 day deadline for CGT payments on residential property disposals

Employers to pick up the bill for 6.2% national living wage increase?

Pension Dashboards in development

What is Open Banking?

New Rules for Electric Company Cars

Changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief – Take advantage while you can

Further tax increases for private landlords from April 2020 following changes to the main residence relief

HMRC to maintain compliance crackdown on several fronts

What will the 2020 budget contain?

Key Business Trends for 2020

New Guidance launched to help boards appoint trustees

Making Tax Digital: What happens next?

Quick Fixes for EU cross-border trade

Self-Assessment Deadlines

Tour Operators Scheme Update

CASS Revision Updates

Time for an electric company car?

Low-risk ways to start a business

‘Postpone off-payroll extension to the private sector until 2021’

Talk Money Week 2019: Helping SMEs tackle auto enrolment

Apply for more time for MTD digital links

Stamp duty receipts in England and Northern Ireland down 7% in 2018/19

Keep details of your director’s loan account

Solicitors’ Accounts Reporting Changes

When will budget day be?

Messages aim to promote pension saving to the self-employed

Charity Governance

Revitalising Trusts Programme

Cyber Crime

Independent Examination

Related party transactions

Revised Fundraising Code of Practice published

Oxfam and the implications for all charities

Charity Tax Commission report

Charity SORP reform

Charities SORP (FRS102) Update Bulletin 2

Legacy Notifications

Gift Policy

Brexit related issues

VAT Refunds

Publication of charity trustee names

External scrutiny benchmark

Register of charitable trusts

Gift Aid and donor benefits

VAT: Making Tax Digital

HMRC to become a preferred creditor – again

Get ready for the ‘off-payroll’ working rules

Regulator slams poor standards of charity accounts audits

Small employers risk losing the employment allowance in 2020

Most VAT-registered businesses are signed up for Making Tax Digital

International network for HWB

Brexit – What now for businesses that trade with the EU?

No VAT penalty if you missed the first quarterly MTD deadline

End to poor payment practice?

Understanding intestacy rules

Residence and domicile

Off payroll working rules going ahead

Businesses urged to inform staff of tax-free childcare

IHT relief for business and farms

Treasury urged to rethink buy-to-let crackdown

5G Networks

Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars

Using a PAYE Settlement Agreement to Pay Some of Your Employee’s Tax

Hybrid Cloud Technology

Most Gifters Are ‘Unclear on Inheritance Tax Rules’

Calls Grow for Delay in Extending IR35 to the Private Sector

Non-compliant Employers Face Auto-enrolment Spot-checks

HWB advises on MBO of GLS Design Limited

Is Auto Enrolment costing you and your employees money?

P11D Forms Due Soon

Reporting the issue of shares or options to staff

Doctors lobbying for pension changes

Some cars only qualify for 6% tax relief now

Risk assessment and contingency planning

CBI: ‘Unsustainable’ business rates system in need of reform

Landlords feeling the pinch as tax measures begin to bite

Extracting Profit from the Family Company

Possible changes to CGT private residence relief

Accounting for charities

Rent a Room Relief to continue for Airbnb Landlords

Avoid late filing fees by submitting accounts on time

GDPR a year on – how are SMEs shaping up?

Retention of staff in the charity sector

Grant reporting principles

Sleep in rates of pay

Immigration rules changed 10 January 2019 & Right to Work

Fund Raising Regulator

Personal Service Company Changes from April 2020

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Starts April 2019

Registering for Making Tax Digital for VAT

VAT Domestic Reverse Charge in the Construction Industry

Ministers give thumbs-up for probate revamp

HWB Accountants to host lunch event and round table for organisations interested in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

2017 – 2018: Charity mergers decline by 25%

Year End Pension Planning

Making Tax Digital for VAT: one week to go

Year End Capital Tax Planning

Minimum contributions rise to 3% for employers in April

Simplified import procedures in the event of “no deal”

Government launches service to prepare firms for EU exit

The Importance of Good Corporate Governance

Five important Payroll legislative changes to be aware of in 2019

HWB Payroll Services Survey Results

Partners hit by avoidable ISA tax charge

The risks of a tax investigation

Auto-enrolment fines rise 146%

Dual-registration service passes 200,000 milestone

No deal Brexit – What about VAT?

Corporation Tax Relief back for acquired good will
HWB sponsors Social Enterprise category at Winchester Business Excellence Awards

Your three year auto-enrolment anniversary

Why your business should move to Online accounting

Seven undisputable reasons your business needs a Chartered Accountant

VAT and the option to tax as a charity landlord

Six common payroll mistakes

Outsourcing Payroll

R&D investment grows to £23.7bn in 2016/17

New Year Resolutions to Save Tax

OTS calls for inheritance tax system to be digitised

New Capital Allowances for Commercial Buildings

Increased Capital Allowances Started 1 January 2019

HWB pledges to support vital mental health charity in South

HWB expands school leaver and graduate trainee programme

Charity Commission serious incident reporting

Update Bulletin 2, Charities SORP (FRS 102) published

Charity Financials

Charity Digital Code of Practice

Top VAT errors seen in charities

Are you prepared for Making Tax Digital?

The Annual IHT Exemption – Use it or lose it!

Keeping Your Business and it’s Mobile Devices Safe From Malware Attacks

Not all shares qualify for CGT Entrepreneurs’ Relief now

Gifts of up to £50 to employees

Gifts to Charity

Completing your self-assessment tax return

HWB gives top tips for business leaders on making a success of commercial property

Budget 2018: Business Rates Relief and New Capital Allowance

R&D Tax Credit Restricted

Starting a business

Capital Gains Entrepreneurs’ Relief Changes

How does probate work?

IR35 “Off-Payroll” rules to be extended to the private sector

Government announces apprenticeship levy reforms

Most small businesses receive funding boost

Personal Allowance and Higher Rate limit increased early

Annual investment allowance increased to £1m

Have you thought about accounting outsourcing services?

HWB rallies round to raise thousands for vital children’s hospital unit

HWB welcomes two leading business and tax advisers amid continued growth

Brexit leads the agenda as Bank of England representative attends HWB business seminar

Autumn Budget 2018 – what will it mean for businesses in the South?

Chancellor mulls abolishing dividend allowance

IT consultant wins IR35 personal service company case

Being busy versus being productive

Apprenticeships fall 31% in the last academic year

IPPR leads call to replace inheritance tax system

Legacy Trends

Making Tax Digital for Charities

GDPR guidance for charities

Whistleblowing in charities

Top five reasons your recruitment firm should outsource

Charity Reporting Improvements

Charities and corporation tax

Choosing a financing solution that’s right for your recruitment agency

Call for comprehensive review of National Insurance

Check your pension savings annual allowance

Tax on residential property

Capital allowances for plant and machinery

Time to declare offshore income gains and assets warns HMRC

FCA’s Business Plan is food for thought for all regulated firms

Avoid the National Living Wage requirements risk

Specialist urges FCA-regulated firms to tighten policies and ensure transparency

Deadline: 30 September 2018 – World Wide Disclosure Facility

Capital Gains Tax Planning

Landlords welcome tax incentives for long-term tenancies

The marriage allowance explained

Rules for “rent a room” relief to be tightened up from 6 April 2019

Advisory fuel rate for ‘pure’ electric cars

Client wins, results and longevity are the most likely reasons for businesses in the South to celebrate, forum members decide

What is IR35?

A challenging time for charities, but technology and collaboration offer new opportunities

Innovative programme launched for chairs of smaller charities

Are your charity details up to date?

Reviewing corporate governance to maximise effective decision-making

Guidance published on acceptance or refusal of donations

Making Tax Digital – is your charity ready?

HWB urges landlords to prepare now for next EPC rating deadline

Specialist property accountant urges Hampshire landlords to prepare now to stay profitable amid fees overhaul

Major report reveals growing number of SMEs seek strategic advice – but more could still be benefiting from opportunities

Talent Development

Notify HMRC of EBT and similar loans by 30 September

Trust Taxation

Furnished holiday lettings

New VAT Rules for Building Trade in 2019

Making Tax Digital for VAT-registered businesses

Boosting business profitability with the Employment Allowance

Optional Remuneration Arrangements: Guidance for SMEs

Freeing up time for innovation will be key for growth of SMEs
Making Tax Digital for Business – opening the door to the benefits of online accounting

How to navigate business rates for small businesses

The patent conundrum for SMEs

Re-enrolment – avoiding the non-compliance trap

HMRC defers launch of digital accounts for individuals

Leadership Skills

VAT changes on the cards in post-Brexit travel industry

Deadline for reporting benefits in kind nears

The benefits of outsourcing

Businesses call for more government support

Off-Payroll rules (IR35) to be extended to private sector workers?

EMI share option scheme receives state aid approval

ATOL holders urged to prepare for new CAA reporting requirements

Entrepreneurs Relief – a welcomed tax relief for shareholders in the South

Retaining transparency and accountability for charity accounts

Selected businesses begin Making Tax Digital testing

Changes to termination payments

GDPR Is Here

Taking a lodger? Don’t forget to claim ‘Rent a Room’ relief

Company cars

Personal tax planning

Smallest firms hit by higher pension costs
CGT to be paid earlier on property disposals in 2020
HMRC lose IR35 case

Form P11Ds to include benefits provided by salary sacrifice

HWB team climbs UK’s highest peaks and raises £4,000 for charity

HWB seminar shines spotlight on key updates for charities
Be aware of the reporting duties of an auditor

Charities urged to update practices to reflect new automatic disqualification rules

No major tax changes in chancellor’s spring statement

Small firms not ready for data protection shake-up

From sole trader to a limited company

Clipping the wings of phoenix companies

Health & Safety

Tenant fees ban set to cost landlords £82.9m
Charities gift aid small donations scheme

Creating a great business strategy
Tax efficient extraction of profit from companies for 2018/19
How to use Google Analytics effectively

Cash and digital payments in the new economy

Making Tax Digital: The end of “binge book-keeping” for businesses?

Regulators seek views on amendments to the SORP

Ensuring compliance for charities trading in investments with a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

Get ready for changes to Annual Return

Budget changes require careful financial planning
Strengthening the audit process for charities

Be alert to threat of internal fraud

Charitable incorporated organisations – making the switch?
HWB appointed for their expertise in charity finance by leading hospice trust in New Forest

Managing your strategic objectives

Building a business development culture

Managing the gig economy

Want to join the Making Tax Digital VAT pilot?

Mobile Device Management

Taxpayers reclaim £493m from HMRC

One million firms comply with auto-enrolment

Pension funds can be very effective estate planning
Cash Basis for Landlords

Tax and Employee Benefits

Are you sure your workers are self-employed?

Create a few new habits for 2018

Termination Payments
Did you get a big tax bill and now want some back?

Does your accounts system comply with MTD for VAT?

Firms banned from charging credit card fees
Advantages of furnished holiday lettings
Fraudsters target over-65s in gift card tax scam

Government moves to scrap controversial ‘staircase tax’

Value Your People
Exceeding the annual pension allowance

HWB pledges fundraising for vital children’s hospital unit

HMRC Investigations

HMRC stops use of personal credit cards to pay tax bills

Giving to charity in life and death

Managing Change

New Year resolutions to save tax

Update the Tax Credits Office to ensure the right benefits

Key trends to watch in 2018
Value is not the same as price

Advisory Fuel Rate for Company Cars from December 2017

Deadline for charities to obtain a Legal Entity Identifier

Offshore Disclosure Facility – Don’t miss the boat

Building a Britain fit for the future

Treasury delays abolition of class 2 national insurance

iPhone X

Shift your networking focus

Claims for R&D tax credits hit record high
Accounts for Limited Companies

Managing High Performance Teams

Budget Summary
Ho Ho Ho HWB! Take part in our Christmas Advent Calendar Quiz

Patent Box

Some may not get a self assessment tax return next year

Changes to pension tax relief in the budget?

Under-25s push for national living wage equality

Value Based Pricing
Measuring Business Performance
Furnished holiday letting business is not a business for IHT relief

The importance of boardroom diversity

HMRC have updated their guidance on salary sacrifice schemes
Apprenticeship levy leaves firms baffled

Cautious businesses delaying investment

Must own 5% of ordinary shares to qualify for CGT entrepreneurs relief

Managing Automatic Re-enrolment

Finance Bill 2017-19 round-up

Sole traders exposed to cash crises

When is a company van not a van?

Getting Your Team on Side

Good governance is good for business

Buy-to-let regulations fuel rent rises
Password Security

Are spouses wages fully deductible?

Reclaiming foreign VAT on expenses

Advisory Fuel Rate for Company Cars

Commercial Landlords need to prepare for Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)

Tribunal Rules on Disbursements

Risk Assessment for Businesses

VAT and three-party transactions

Changing your company car? What about a Hybrid?

Trivial Benefits

Managing Customer Experience

Rising national living wage hits SME profits

High value dealers need to register for cash payments

Is your company carrying out R&D?

Payroll issues for employers

Inheritance Tax – The family home allowance

Businesses urged to prepare for Data Protection Bill

Making Tax Digital: Reporting VAT online – aren’t we doing that already?

New company loss rules to go ahead

What do future leaders look like?

Lack of funds holding back start-ups

Businesses approve Prompt Payment Code

Thinking of winding up your company?

Working in the “Gig” economy

Second finance bill this Autumn

Blackberry makes a comeback with the KeyOne

Creating a learning culture in your firm

New Government Childcare Schemes

Managing the digital revolution

Important changes to PSC reporting

Buy-to-Let Property
Planning your Retirement

Implications of Hung Parliament

Strategy – It’s all about the execution

Digital Accounting Update
Salary or Dividend?

HMRC urged to extend executors’ inheritance tax deadline

One business or two for VAT

Agile Working & Technology
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