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Good Tax Returns News!
At Vincent & Co. we have entered February with lots of incredibly good news for both our team and our clients. January Tax Returns Deadline Smashed! To begin with, the last day of January saw us successfully complete and file with HMRC all the tax returns for everyone who provided their data. The last…
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessments Delayed!
The introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessments will now be delayed! This will now be implemented from April 2026 for businesses, self-employed and landlords with income over £50,000. Those with income between £30,000 and £50,000 will be brought into MTD from April 2027. A review will take place as to…
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The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Here are the key points from the recent Statement: Income tax bands frozen until April 2028 Income tax rates and personal allowances will remain at the same level until at least April 2028 as part of the fiscal drag, resulting in more workers falling into higher tax brackets as wages increase with inflation. Meanwhile, the threshold…
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Did you know … about our Porch?
Did you know you can drop off and collect documents from Vincent & Co at any time of the day or night? We have installed a key code lock on the front door. This means that if you want to drop records to us, or collect them, you can do so without having to come…
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Christmas and New Year Opening Times
Please note that we will close on Thursday 23rd December 2021 at 5pm and reopen on Wednesday 5th January 2022 at 8:30am for our festive holidays. We would all like to wish you a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
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Making Tax Digital Regulations
The new MDT regulations have now been published. To summarise: Once you have reached your digital start date you have to continue to keep digital records and file these quarterly, regardless of turnover. Transactions need only be recorded with enough information to meet the quarterly deadline. Recording Cash or Accruals? The regulations state that digital…
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The Chancellor’s Winter Economic Plan
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses and individuals have benefited from a range of schemes, including furlough grants for staff unable to work, grants for the self-employed, deferral of VAT and Income Tax payments and cheap, government-backed business loans. With the second wave of coronavirus infections upon us, the whole of England…
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National Living Wage and Minimum Wage Rates Increase
Some three million workers are set to benefit from increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and minimum wage rates for younger workers from 1 April 2020. The compulsory NLW is the national rate set for people aged 25 and over. The NLW is enforced by HMRC alongside the national minimum wage (NMW), which they…
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December’s General Election and Tax
Following the General election on 12 December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that Sajid Javid remains as Chancellor of the Exchequer and no other changes at HM Treasury have been announced. The Prime Minister has however, confirmed that a more significant cabinet reshuffle will take place after the UK leaves the EU on 31…
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How Can You Identify Genuine HMRC Communications?
Broadly, phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy source in an electronic communication. This is generally carried out by email spoofing or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter personal information at a fake website which matches…
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Choosing the Right Accounting Software for Your Business
So you have decided to take the plunge, you want to follow your dream of becoming a successful business entrepreneur, you have the knowledge of your chosen product, the contacts and the funds to get started, just one thing is getting in your way to becoming the next Peter Jones or Deborah Meaden and that’s…
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Juicy First Tier Tribunal Case
The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) was recently called upon to examine whether fruit and vegetable juices sold as meal replacements were beverages and therefore standard-rated for VAT. The case (The Core (Swindon) Ltd [2019] TC 06874) concerned a juice bar and health café which supplied juice cleanse programmes (JCPs) consisting of fresh drinkable products made…