In a recent press release the Department for Education confirmed that parents of children from 9 months old can now apply to access government-funded childcare from September 2024, as England’s
Childcare funding for under 9-month-olds
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Register an overseas company
An overseas company must register with Companies House if they want to set up a place of business in the UK. This would mean that the overseas company has a physical presence in the UK through which
Employing staff for the first time?
There are a number of rules and regulations that you must be aware of when you employ staff for the first time.
HMRC’s guidance sets out some important issues to be aware of when becoming an
Deferring National Insurance payments
Employees with more than one job may be able to defer or delay paying Class 1 National Insurance in certain circumstances.
This deferment can be considered when any of the following apply:
You pay
Beneficial tax-exempt loans
An employee can obtain a benefit when provided with an employment-related cheap or interest-free loan. The benefit is the difference between the interest the employee pays, if any, and the commercial
Closing a limited company
There are a number of reasons why you may need to close your limited company. This could be because the company structure no longer suits your needs, your business is no longer active, or the company
Check a VAT number
The check a UK VAT number service is available at: www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number.
This service allows users to check:
if a UK VAT registration number is valid; and
the name and address of the
Company names – new regulations
A recent post by Companies House confirmed that they are now using new powers to challenge the registration of certain company names.
Extracts from their recent blog post is reproduced
Customs declaration deadline
A reminder that businesses must submit all export declarations through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by 4 June.
Businesses exporting goods have less than one month left to move across to the
Act now to claim dormant funds
The Ministry of Justice has published an urgent warning for anyone with unclaimed dormant funds held by the Courts Funds Office (CFO). Recent changes in legislation have changed the rules for
Do you need to register for Economic Crime Levy?
The Economic Crime Levy is a levy that applies to businesses that are already regulated for anti-money laundering purposes.
Your business must register if your UK revenue is £10.2 million or more in
Check if HMRC contact is genuine
HMRC’s published guidance titled ‘Check genuine HMRC contact that uses more than one communication method’ has been updated. The list is intended to help taxpayers check if recent contacts purporting
How to claim R&D expenditure credit
In the Autumn Statement last year, it was announced that the existing R&D Expenditure Credit and Small and Medium Enterprise Scheme would be merged from April 2024. The merged scheme R&D
Lifetime transfers and liability to IHT
There are special rules concerning the liability to IHT of a transfer made during a lifetime. For example, most gifts made during a person’s life are not subject to tax at the time of the gift. These
Time to renew tax credits
HMRC is currently sending the annual tax credit renewal packs to the 730,000 tax credit claimants and is encouraging recipients to renew their tax credits claim online. HMRC started writing to
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