Tax-free Christmas parties and staff gifts
Christmas is fast approaching us. You may be considering rewarding your employees for their hard work over the last year with a tax-free gift or a staff Christmas party.
What is extended producer responsibility for packaging?
As part of the government’s pledge to eliminate avoidable waste, and recycle a greater proportion of municipal
waste, the rules on recycling responsibilities are changing. Extended producer responsibility for packaging (EPR) is part of this.
Child Benefit – watch the sting in the tail
If you or your partner get Child Benefit, keep the High Income Child Benefit charge (HICBC) in mind.
Paying voluntary National Insurance contributions
It is all about plugging holes in your National Insurance record. And that in turn, is about making sure there are enough years of National Insurance contributions (NICs), or National Insurance credits, to get the full State Pension. Gaps in the contributions record...R&D single scheme uncertainty for companies
The government has now consulted on replacing the two existing Research and Development (R&D) schemes for tax relief with a single merged scheme.
