Land Glorious Land

We are all aware that Councils are being pushed to find land on which to build houses to achieve Government targets.  Maybe you have some land which you are considering selling for development, but have you thought through all your options and considered all the...

VAT Registration Numbers – a bit of useless information…

As some of you may know, I have a particular affinity towards numbers, rather than words. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some pretty useless information concerning the arithmetical validity of UK VAT numbers that are issued. So, let’s consider...

Tax Investigation Service

One of the services we offer our clients is our Tax Investigation Service (TIS). Broadly clients sign up at the beginning of the tax year to TIS.  This should then provide them with protection should HMRC lodge an enquiry into their tax affairs. Should this happen, we...

Common Payroll Misconceptions

As this month’s featured service is Payroll, I thought I would cover some of the common misconceptions that we come across regularly with clients in respect of payroll and associated HR issues. 1) My employee has only been here a couple of weeks so won’t be due to any...

National Insurance Contributions – an outdated system?

National Insurance began its life in the National Insurance Act of 1911, which introduced the concept of benefits based on contributions paid by employed persons and their employer. Originally, two schemes ran side by side, being one for health and pension benefits,...