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One to Many letter campaign - let us know if you receive one

HMRC have recently started yet another One to Many letter campaign this time aimed at taxpayers who, although registered for Self...

Hybrid Working - Interesting Stats from ONS

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published an interesting article regarding hybrid working - looking at the types of...

It's not too late to take the LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development Programme)

In an article from the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub's newsletter, they share that: It's not too late to take the LEAD! There are...

New measures unveiled to crack down on subscription traps

The government have unveiled new proposals to crack down on subscription traps. A consultation on measures to make it easier for...

Key Points from the Autumn Budget

In the first since the General Election, Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. Her statement included...

Employment Rights Bill (useful webinar for employers)

An Acas webinar recording on ' The Employment Rights Bill: what it means for employers ' is available to access... The webinar is...

Growth Guarantee Scheme

The Growth Guarantee Scheme is the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme . It is designed to support access to finance for UK smaller...

Congratulations to the Skipton Business Award winners!

Heather and Charlotte represented the Shepherd Partnership team at this year's Skipton Business Awards (held at Skipton Town Hall on...

Check if you can boost your State Pension

HMRC is urging tens of thousands of people to check if they are eligible to boost their State Pension. Some parents who claimed Child...

671,000 young people urged to cash in their government savings pot

More than 670,000 18-22 year olds yet to claim their Child Trust Fund are being reminded to cash in their stash as HM Revenue and Customs...

Skipton Business Awards are almost here

Excitement is building for this year's Skipton Business Awards! The ceremony takes place in less than 2 weeks (Monday 7th October)! If...

Tax Planning Ahead of the 30th October Budget Announcement

Is there any tax planning I can do ahead of the 30th October Budget Day? A tax lecturer at a seminar we were at last week said “if you...

Childcare update from September 2024

From the start of September, children as young as nine months have been eligible for funded childcare in England. This second stage of...

British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme

The Growth Guarantee Scheme from the British Business Bank is now open, offering access to finance for UK-based smaller businesses...

Companies House Webinar: Starting and growing your company with confidence

Companies House and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are hosting a new webinar, focused on starting and growing a company with...

Cyber Security: Small Business Guide

The National Cyber Security Centre have published a guidance document on how to improve your cyber security; with affordable, practical...

New poultry and kept bird registration rules: check now if you need to take action

New rules make it a legal requirement for everyone in Great Britain who keeps birds to register with the Animal and Plant Health Agency...

Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning with your family home

What relief is there? There is an IHT relief which applies specifically to the family home. This is the Residential Nil Rate Band...

Value Added Tax (VAT) returns - The different boxes explained

Box 1 VAT due on sales and other outputs In this box you should enter the total VAT you have charged on all supplies of both goods...

What is Pension Credit?

Pension Credit has been in the news quite a bit recently in the context of who will be entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment when the...

5 April 2025 deadline to top up your National Insurance

Depending on where you are in life, you may think retirement is something you do not need to think about just yet. However, ensuring...

Adam completes Great North Run for another year

Our MD, Adam Dutton, has completed another Great North Run - in fantastic time. Despite the wet weather on the day, Adam successfully ran...

Are you caught in the 60% tax trap?

Recent media coverage has highlighted that over 500,000 individual taxpayers are caught in the ‘60% tax trap’. The 60% just refers only...

Yet another HMRC scam letter

We have been made aware that a letter being sent is asking the recipient to verify financial information with HMRC is not genuine. The...

Companies House to join GOV.UK One Login

From autumn 2024, Companies House online services will start moving to GOV.UK One Login. GOV.UK One Login allows users to access a range...

Business Finance Week - 25/9 to 3/10

From British Business Bank: With a host of free nationwide and regional in-person events, webinars and more, Business Finance Week helps...

Additional information required for RTI

We understand that some of the additional information required to be reported for employee payments under RTI is being deferred until at...

Supercharge your business growth with the Small and Mighty Enterprise Programme

Small Business Britain has opened up registrations for its September instalment of the Small and Mighty Enterprise Programme. This...

Finalists announced for Skipton Business Awards

The finalists have now been announced for this year's Skipton Business Awards - which take place on Monday 7th October. We're thrilled to...

HMRC change the way repayments are made to PAYE taxpayers

HM Revenue and Customs has changed how it repays overpayments to PAYE (Pay As You Earn) taxpayers, i.e. those who do not file Self...

Crackdown on SMEs not abiding by Minimum Wage rules

SMEs (Small or medium-sized enterprises) are being targeted as HMRC cracks down on national minimum wage (NMW) non-compliance. It has...

Government aims to restore stability for farmers as confidence amongst sector low

On 31 July, the government announced its commitment to introduce a new deal for farmers to address low confidence and provide stability...

An update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive

The first Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements for 2024 are now live a s the government starts to deliver on its commitment to...

Letter from HMRC re cryptoassets

We understand that HMRC are in the process of sending ‘one to many’ letters to taxpayers who they believe have disposed of cryptoassets...

Letters about potentially incorrect CIS tax deductions

HMRC are sending ‘One to Many’ letters about potentially incorrect CIS tax deductions We understand that HMRC have commenced yet another...

The long-awaited draft legislation for the change to the Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) rules

The long-awaited draft legislation for the change to the Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) rules was published 29 July 2024. When are the rules...

Construction Companies must be careful with compliance

Contractors within the construction industry are coming increasingly under fire from HMRC - whether a large business with hundreds of...

Budget Date Announced: 30 October

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced the date of the next Budget as Wednesday 30 October 2024. We will report more closer to the...

HMRC have issued guidance for pensioners receiving Simple Assessments

Simple Assessments are used by HMRC to collect underpaid tax for those with otherwise relatively straightforward tax affairs. Taxpayers...

New VAT registration tool released by HMRC

A new tool designed to help businesses find out what VAT registration would mean for their business has been released by HMRC. VAT...

What you need to know about the change to Companies House fees

A revised fee structure was recently introduced at Companies House. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) introduced...

Adam conquers Mount Toubkal!

He's not back in the office to share his tales just yet, but we're pleased to say that Adam successfully climbed (and made it back down!)...

What might the change of government mean for business owners?

With Labour's landslide victory, what might the change of government mean for the tax you pay? Will there be an emergency budget? Labour...

Adam's upcoming Toubkal Adventure with Rhod Gilbert

Our MD, Adam, is all set to fly out to Morocco for another epic challenge this week! Adam trekked to Everest base camp in 2019, and is...

Don’t lose out on Child Benefit available to children in further education

Parents of children aged between 16 and 19 years of age continuing their education or training after their GCSEs can extend the Child...

Why you should have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)

When family and friends are getting older, you might have thought about setting up LPAs for them. But have you got one in place for...

An overview of buying an electric car for the self employed

For the self-employed there are advantages of going green. These might not be as significant as those enjoyed by employees with company...

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...

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...

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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