It is time to look at the changes that the new tax year (5 April 2019) provides for those clients with employees. Workplace Pension / Auto Enrolment Pension Rates The first notable change is the increase in contribution levels into the workplace pension from April...
On 18 March 2019, Lambert Chapman LLP entered a team into the SES Charity Quiz which was held at the Mount Avenue Banqueting Suite, Brentwood. Team members for the night were: Paul Short, Mike Carabine, Richard Hamilton, Lee Sutton, Grant Cook and Alan Chamberlain....
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond presented his Spring Statement to Parliament on Wednesday 13 th March; the wider implications of which are sure to impact upon SMEs across the UK. The Chancellor announced a while ago that the Spring Statement would not be a...
A couple of recent events reminded me of two old friends of my misspent youth studying Greek. The Greeks are a pessimistic lot. If someone displayed Hubris, i.e. an over-weaning pride and arrogance, then they were asking to excite the jealousy and wroth of the Gods...
HMRC have recently advised that they have delayed issuing penalty notices to taxpayers who failed to file their 2018 Self-Assessment Tax Returns by the 31 January 2019 deadline. Their reason? – to free up call-centre staff for Brexit queries. Please note that...
In the 2018 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced some changes to the Entrepreneurs’ Relief rules, which would have affected companies with alphabet shares or different classes of shares. However, following consultation with professional bodies, the Government have...
