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Shepherd Partnership
Jun 19, 20243 min read
An overview of buying an electric car through limited company
Electric cars are becoming increasingly commonplace. Electric cars can provide significant tax advantages where qualifying conditions are...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Skipton Business Awards are back!
Skipton Business Awards are back! We had a fabulous time at last year's ceremony, and it was fabulous to be involved in the event as a...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 30, 20241 min read
Businesses urged to check VAT details
HMRC has reported that form VAT 484 has been used in fraudulent attempts to gain access to businesses’ VAT repayments. A HMRC...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 30, 20241 min read
North Yorkshire Council: Capital grants for small businesses and enterprises
North Yorkshire Council have shared details of capital grants for small businesses and enterprises under the UK Shared Prosperity Scheme....
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Shepherd Partnership
May 29, 20241 min read
P11D deadline coming up soon
Form P11Ds are used by an employer to tell HMRC about the benefits employees or directors are receiving in addition to salary - such as...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 27, 20241 min read
Recommendations to improve cyber security
Please find a link below to a guide - produced by Net-Defence - which we thought may be useful to our clients and contacts. The guide...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 23, 20241 min read
MTD for Income Tax pilot now live
If you're a sole trader or landlord, you can sign up (voluntarily) for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. What Making Tax Digital for...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 23, 20242 min read
A change in how employers must deal with tips and service charges from 1st October 2024
New legislation on how tips must be allocated takes effect on the 1st October 2024 (originally 1st July 2024), once it receives...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 23, 20241 min read
Be aware of scam letters claiming to be from Companies House
Companies House has had reports of suspicious letters claiming to be from them. The letter claims you need to make payment for Enhanced...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 19, 20241 min read
Changes in how dividends need to be disclosed for business owners
Changes are in the pipeline for how business owners will need to disclose their dividends and is expected to come into effect from April...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 16, 20241 min read
HMRC increase enquiries into holiday lets
A Freedom of Information request* to HMRC showed nearly 2,000 enquiries were started during the 2023-24 tax year into the affairs of...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 14, 20241 min read
New rules for company names under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
Companies House are running stronger checks on Company names which give a false or misleading impression to the public. An application to...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 12, 20241 min read
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) warning of social media scams
HMRC is warning that they are aware of direct messages sent to taxpayers through social media. A recent scam was identified on X...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 9, 20241 min read
Lily's exam success
Lily, our Apprentice Accountant, recently achieved an outstanding result in her 1st AAT Level 3 exam. We're so proud of Lily, and it is...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 7, 20242 min read
Reasons why it’s a good idea to file your tax return early
HMRC recently reported that 300 tax returns were filed in the first week of the tax year. So why would you want to file your tax return...
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May 7, 20241 min read
New rules for registered office addresses
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, there are new rules for registered office addresses. Companies must now have an...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 3, 20241 min read
Be the Chancellor!
Ahead of a general election, the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies), in partnership with Nesta (the UK's innovation agency for social...
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Shepherd Partnership
May 2, 20241 min read
New online voluntary National Insurance payments service launched
One of the main reasons you need to check if there are gaps in your National Insurance (NI) record is to make sure you have paid...
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Shepherd Partnership
Apr 29, 20241 min read
New rights for carers to take unpaid leave
On 6 April 2024 the Carer’s Leave Act came into force which gives employees a statutory right to take unpaid carer’s leave. This applies...
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Shepherd Partnership
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Paternity leave changes from 6 April 2024
The law on statutory paternity leave and pay changed on 6 April 2024. The main changes are: employed fathers-to-be will need to provide...
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