Monthly Archives: January 2018
Young people with great business ideas apply here
The Princes Trust and Innovate UK have formed a partnership to support young people with business ideas that could become a reality. The nuts and bolts of the scheme are set out below. Ideas can come from anywhere The competition … Continue reading
Reasonable excuse for late filing of tax returns
According to an announcement made on the gov.uk website last week, more than three million self-assessment tax returns had not been filed with just a week to go before the 31 January deadline. That’s a third of returns due to … Continue reading
Practical support for subcontractors affected by the Carillion liquidation
If, as is widely predicted, the Carillion liquidation proceeds, sub-contractors owed money by Carillion will have to join the list of unsecured creditors and are forecast to receive no more than 1p in the £ as a pay-out. Apparently, most … Continue reading
World first register to crack down on money laundering
The government has made the following announcement regarding a new register they are creating to provide government with greater transparency on overseas companies. In short, the register will provide a: world-first public register will require overseas companies that own or … Continue reading
What options are left to pay your tax
As we have previously reported on this blog, HMRC will no longer accept payment of tax using a personal credit card. Also, payments cannot be made at the Post Office. The remaining options are to make payment by: A personal … Continue reading