April 2019

Focus on... Agriculture

What does Making Tax Digital mean for agricultural businesses?

Making Tax Digital (MTD) officially came into effect on 1 April, which means that VAT-registered businesses, with a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold (£85,000),…

Technical News

Chair of Charity Tax Commission says not to expect any ‘big ideas’ from review

In October 2017, an independent Charity Tax Commission was established by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), to undertake a full review of the…

Employers see sharp increase in expenditure on staff

This month will see employers across the UK have to accommodate a sudden increase in employment costs, following a rise in workplace pension contributions and…

UK firms lose £93m to invoice fraud

More than four in 10 UK businesses are unacquainted with the potential risks that are associated with invoice fraud, according to a survey conducted by…

Businesses think UK tax system is ‘unfair’

A survey of over 1,000 businesses, conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce, has revealed that many feel the UK tax system is fundamentally unfair…

GH Insights

Spotlight on… Joe Kokotka

Joe joined the Huntingdon office back in 2012, to pursue his career in accountancy, having had an interest in numbers from an early age. He……

An eggs-citing donation to Home-Start Herts

Continuing on with our 80th Anniversary celebrations, this month we donated 80 Easter Eggs to Home-Start Herts. Fundraising Support Officer, Liz Le Coze, visited our…

Toni Hunter appointed Chair of UK200Group Property & Construction Committee

The appointment of Toni Hunter was announced at the UK200Group’s Property & Construction Committee meeting in London on 03 April 2019. The association, whose mission…

Huntingdonshire Business Fair 2019

On Wednesday 3 April, we exhibited the Huntingdonshire Business Fair which was organised by Cambridgeshire Chambers Commerce in conjunction with the Federation of Small Businesses…

Key Dates

7 May 2019 - VAT returns and payments due for Accounting Quarter period ending 31 March.

22 May 2019 - Deadline for electronic remittance of PAYE, NICs and CIS to HMRC.

31 May 2019 - P60s to be given to all employees.

1 June 2019 - New Advisory Fuel Rates (AFR) applies for company car users.

This month we blogged about...

Each month we blog about some of the biggest news stories affecting the world of accountancy and our clients. This month’s topics included:

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