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The tax system behaves like a hydra monster, no sooner has one head been chopped off, two more grow in its place. From April 2018 the UK will have three versions of land transaction tax and three types of landfill tax (in Scotland, Wales and ...
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Penalties for filing PAYE returns late start at £100 per month for the smallest payrolls, and rise to £400 per month for payrolls with 250 or more employees. You can make one late submission before a penalty is imposed, but how do you stay within ...
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We have often alerted you to scams which purport to be communications from HMRC, but are actually criminals trying to access your bank account or your login details for your online tax account. These types of scams continue, but HMRC are conducting a number of ...
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When you access your online bank account you generally need to complete a two-step security process, which may include inputting a code generated by a keypad or received via a text message. HMRC is now rolling out a two-step security process which all businesses will ...
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Clarke Nicklin have announced a new partnership with The Christie. The Christie raises money to fund research into new cancer drugs and treatment options, and is an incredible support function for patients and families. Clarke Nicklin employees are aiming to raise as much as possible ...
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Entries are now open to apply for a chance to become this year’s Stockport Business Awards charity partner. The new charity partner will benefit from all fundraising activities and proceeds arising from Stockport Business Awards. The chosen charity will also get links and branding on ...
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Your company’s corporation tax bill is payable nine months and one day after the end of the company’s accounting period, so by 1 October for a period that ended on the previous 31 December. The corporation tax bill may be the largest single tax payment ...
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How can you tax certain benefits in kind through your payroll, and how should you take action if you want to register for this? Registering for this service should mean a more efficient method of collecting tax on employees’ benefits throughout the tax year, rather ...
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Clarke Nicklin, are once again partnering with business support initiative Pioneer 10. Pioneer 10, based in the Stockport Business and Innovation Centre, is designed to give people with great business ideas exciting access to a free business award and growth coaching programme. It is aimed ...
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If your company is registered under the construction industry scheme (CIS) as a sub-contractor, it will generally have CIS tax deducted from the payments it receives from large contractor companies. There are two ways to get your hands on this withheld CIS tax: as a ...
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Tax is complicated, and sometimes it isn’t obvious what amounts you should report on your tax return. For example, if you give away a property or shares, how do you determine whether you have to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) tax on that gift or ...
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THE STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS - THE HIGHLY COMMENDED The highly prestigious Stockport Business Awards took place last October and received hundreds of applications from businesses in the Stockport Borough. Chartered accountants, Clarke Nicklin, who are the organisers, founders, and main sponsors of the event, held ...
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