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Important Notice: HMRC ceasing to accept personal credit cards from Saturday
You may have read recently that it will become law that companies are no longer allowed to levy surcharges to customers if they pay by debit or credit card with effect from 13th January. The main industry where I have noticed the credit card surcharge has been for...
Lucy Orrow: Government Review of Inheritance Tax
Recently HM Revenue & Customs were tasked by the Government to undertake a review of Inheritance Tax (IHT) reliefs and exemptions. Their findings were not unexpected. Many individuals who were included in the discussions had little or no awareness of IHT reliefs...
HMRC – Checking the Employment Status of your Sub-contractors
You may have been one of the businesses that received a letter in November 2017 from HMRC inviting you to check the employment status of your subcontractors. If you were, what action have you taken? Have you gone to www.gov.uk and run your subcontractors through the...
Client Satisfaction Survey Prize Draw
Prize draw terms and conditions Last Updated: 25th January, 2018 1. The prize draw (the "Prize Draw") is open to people aged 18 and over who provide their name and email address after completing the survey. 2. Employees or agencies of Lambert Chapman LLP, its group...
Update from Tax Manager Lucy Orrow: Change for Non-UK Domiciled Individuals
For some time we have been waiting for the new non-domicile rules to be signed into law. They were announced last year but prior to the election were put on hold. Now the Finance (No 2) Act 2017 has received Royal Assent they are in force. The charges are effective...
Christmas Message 2017/2018
Your local accountants Lambert Chapman LLP take a break from their day jobs to present a special, festive edition of The Generation Game! Nice to see you, to see you... NICE! On behalf of all the Staff and Partners at Lambert Chapman LLP, may we take this opportunity...
HMRC – Checking the employment status of your subcontractors
A number of businesses have received letters from HMRC asking for them to reconsider the employment status of their subcontractors. More often than not the letter is issued because the same subcontractors are engaged by you each month and often over a number of...
Checking the employment status of your employees
Within the accountancy profession, we have noticed a distinct increase in activity in this area from HMRC in recent days. A significant number of our clients in the Construction Industry have received letters from the “Wealthy Midsized Business Compliance – Employment...
Have you looked at your Personal Tax Account?
HMRC have been phasing in the use of online personal tax accounts for the past couple of years. These online accounts are available to all UK tax payers (both personal and business), and allow you to manage your tax affairs online. With a secure registration process,...
Marriage Allowance – are you eligible for a refund?
As a fairly recent newly-wed, this one had passed me by until saw it flagged up on my Personal Tax Account. Although not eligible myself, it really was very simple to check, and so I'm keen to spread the word on this little-known perk of married life... The Marriage...
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