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We are pleased to announce we are now proud members of Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced he will deliver his Spring Statement on Wednesday 13th March 2019, just 16 days before the UK is set to leave the EU.

The 31st January 2019 self-assessment deadline is just around the corner, and individuals are rushing to get their paperwork altogether to submit to HMRC.

The off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, is a piece of legislation designed to ensure that individuals who, HMRC’s words “work like employees pay broadly the same employment taxes as other employees, regardless of the structure they work through”.

HMRC has published its latest letter on GOV.UK to help businesses that trade with the EU get ready to deal with customs in the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29th March 2019.

Our offices will be closed throughout the festive period.

HMRC have confirmed that from 19th November 2018 they will be reviewing up to 30,000 Self- Assessment returns for 2016-17 filed online where they consider that there is a risk that their tax calculator has incorrectly computed the individual’s tax liability.

The British High Street is continuing to diminish, and as the crisis persists, the high street as we know it may soon become obsolete, with both independent and chain stores feeling the effects. Restaurant chains Jamie’s Italian and Prezzo announced closures earlier this year, whilst the longest running retail chain WH Smith announced closures of some of its 610 High Street shops.

In a longer than usual Budget speech, and in a slightly more jocular than usual mood, the Chancellor laid out the government’s vision for post-Brexit Britain.

The Government announced earlier this month that the plug-in car grant for Electric and Hybrid Cars would be cut by £1,000 and would no longer apply to hybrid cars with a range of less than 70 zero emission miles. The Department for Transport (DfT) has now confirmed that from the 9th November 2018, grants for new […]