NEWS

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 23, 20231 min read

Guide to building business resilience

For small business owners, rising costs can be a real challenge. The new guide to building business resilience from the British Business...

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Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 22, 20231 min read

Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024

HMRC have updated their rates and thresholds for employers operating payrolls or providing expenses and benefits to employees, for the...

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Extra time to make voluntary NI contributions

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 22, 20231 min read

Extra time to make voluntary NI contributions

We recently wrote about checking whether it was worth making voluntary NI contributions before 5th April... but you will now have an...

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HM Revenue & Customs campaign is targeting those who are not correctly reporting short-term property

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 20, 20231 min read

HM Revenue & Customs campaign is targeting those who are not correctly reporting short-term property

HMRC is writing to those taxpayers with short term letting income through sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com, etc who they believe may...

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Shepherd Partnership

Mar 17, 20231 min read

New UK Version of GDPR

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was first introduced last Summer and paused in September 2022 so ministers could engage...

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Spring Budget: Summary for Business Owners

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 16, 20231 min read

Spring Budget: Summary for Business Owners

Yesterday (15th March), the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Spring Budget. As seems to be the way, there weren’t any major...

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Shepherd Partnership

Mar 9, 20231 min read

Farming news: grants available in 2023

DEFRA have written a blog sharing details of grants available in 2023. This 'at a glance' summary is a useful way to see what may be...

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Businesses urged to disclose till misuse

Shepherd Partnership

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Businesses urged to disclose till misuse

HMRC have released the following request for till misuse to be disclosed... Businesses misusing their tills to evade paying tax should...

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Shepherd Partnership

Mar 6, 20231 min read

HMRC Budget payment plan

If you like the idea of spreading your tax bill, self-assessment taxpayers whose payments and returns are up to date have the the option...

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End of year tax planning – Have you utilised all your tax reliefs and allowances

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 28, 20237 min read

End of year tax planning – Have you utilised all your tax reliefs and allowances

It has certainly been a turbulent year. With quite significant changes ahead, tax planning is important for business owners and...

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Employers are no longer able to stop lower paid workers from taking a second job

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 24, 20231 min read

Employers are no longer able to stop lower paid workers from taking a second job

Article shared from the ACCA website: Employers are no longer able to stop lower paid workers from taking a second job with another...

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Shepherd Partnership

Feb 23, 20231 min read

130% Super Deduction Ends Soon

Companies considering the acquisition of new plant and machinery need to be aware that the temporary ‘super-deduction’ of up to 130% for...

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Super-Charging construction businesses to win new contracts

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 22, 20231 min read

Super-Charging construction businesses to win new contracts

The Supply Chain Network is hosting the Construction Business Summit on 14 March in York at the Principal York Hotel. Businesses will be...

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The government unveils new “Energy Bills Discount Scheme” for businesses

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 21, 20231 min read

The government unveils new “Energy Bills Discount Scheme” for businesses

In January, the government announced the new “Energy Bills Discount Scheme” for UK businesses, charities, and the public sector from...

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Check when you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax

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Feb 20, 20232 min read

Check when you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax

Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was introduced on 1‌‌‌ ‌‌April 2022. If you manufacture or import 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging...

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Shepherd Partnership

Feb 17, 20232 min read

Don't miss out on tax-free childcare...

Shared from the gov.uk website... More than 405,000 families saved on childcare costs in December thanks to Tax-Free Childcare and HM...

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New round of Farming Equipment and Technology Fund grants opening soon

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 16, 20231 min read

New round of Farming Equipment and Technology Fund grants opening soon

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund is part of the Farming Investment Fund. It offers grants for specific items of equipment to...

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Shepherd Partnership

Feb 15, 20231 min read

Tree Health and Animal Welfare

Improvements made to the Tree Health Pilot scheme DEFRA have improved the support available to farmers and land managers dealing with...

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Planning for the increased National Minimum Wages and common mistakes to avoid

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 14, 20231 min read

Planning for the increased National Minimum Wages and common mistakes to avoid

Further to our recent article about NMW increases from April, we've put some further information together to help avoid common...

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The benefits of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

Shepherd Partnership

Feb 13, 20233 min read

The benefits of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

For some people, ISAs are a tax efficient way of investing. An ISA is a savings account or an investment in stocks and shares held...

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