Monthly Archives: July 2013

The following statement was published on the UK Parliaments website 2 July 2013. Please note that the tax gap referred to in Margaret Hodge’s remarks is the difference between tax due and tax collected. A statement from The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts: These accounts give us a […]

 British cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees has been charged with identifying a modern day Longitude Prize – this was set by the British Government in 1714 and promised £20,000 to the person who mastered the challenge of calculating longitude at sea. At the recent G8 conference Cameron is quoted as saying: “What the world needs […]

The appointment of Mark Carney as the new governor of the Bank of England has received guarded approval from the financial press this week who hope that he will take a more active role in stimulating the UK economy. The Bank of England interest rate setting committee is meeting Thursday this week and is expected […]

Employers please note that the National Minimum Wage rates are increasing from 1 October 2013. They will be: Apprentice rates: £2.68 per hour. * But see note below. Under 18s: £3.72 per hour. 18 to 20 years: £5.03 per hour. Age 21 years and over: £6.31 per hour. *This is the rate for apprentices under […]

The Budget 2013 included a stated intention that HMRC would be enabled to take a fresh look at the possible manipulation of profit and loss allocations from partnerships to secure a tax advantage. HMRC has since published a formal consultation on anti-avoidance legislation for LLPs. The effective date for proposed legislative changes is April 2014. […]

There are a number of circumstances where care needs to be taken in the way in which claims are made for the business use of a vehicle, usually a car, which has duality of use – business and personal. We have listed below a few issues that businesses and private car owners should be aware […]

Readers may be interested to take a look at the conclusions reached by the recent G8 meeting at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland. Their full declaration is set out below: the aim is to improve tax transparency and to bring the international tax system into the modern age. The G8 Lough Erne Declaration – issued 18 […]