They say that the tax man eventually catches up with you, and the time has come for Google to admit defeat – at least a little bit! Long accused of avoiding paying any tax in the UK, Google has angered many UK residents by dodging tax, as its European sales are all channelled to the […]

When 31st January comes around, every business owner and sole trader who has earned in the previous year needs to have a taxation assessment filed with HMRC. The deadline soon creeps up, and many people will now be panicking about their taxes and trying to get everything in order. If you are struggling with your […]

News recently broke that HMRC’s investigations into the construction industry’s payroll practices and taxation have earned them £154.2m in the year up to 31st March 2015, this is up from £131m in the previous year. The reason? The cash-in-hand nature of the industry and Russian doll-style levels of contracting and sub-contracting. This has lead to […]

When we hear the dreaded words ‘tax inspection’, the first reaction is to panic or to assume that you are just a few paces away from the guillotine. Relax, there’s no need to panic or cancel the milk. An inspection does not mean that you are guilty unless proven innocent. Inspectors are instructed to be […]

Hidden away in the small print of George Osborne’s autumn statement, it emerged that HMRC have put quite a few noses out of joint by announcing that small businesses must now complete a taxation self assessment four times a year, instead of once. Designed to put them on an equal footing with larger corporations who […]