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01/10/2011

October Tax Tips & News

Welcome to the MacMahon Leggate Tax Tips & News monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest news to keep you one step ahead of the taxman.

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Business Record Checks Update

The Taxman believes that a lot of businesses do not pay the right amount of tax because they don't accurately record their business income and expenditure. In other words their business records are not of a high enough standard to produce accurate account Read More...

Splitting Businesses to Avoid VAT

Now that the standard rate of VAT has been raised to 20%, some business owners are increasingly tempted to split their businesses into different entities, so the part with non-business customers or both parts falls under Read More...

Stuck in the UK?

If you have been forced to leave your job in the Middle East and return to the UK, you may be considered resident for tax purposes in the UK in the current tax year (2011/12). This will affect your tax position for this year and possibly the next tax yea Read More...

Student Loan Notices

As an employer you are required to collect repayments of student loans your employees took out through the Student Loan Company (SLC) while they were studying, during years after September 1998. You are told to start making SLC deductions by a form SL1 fr Read More...

October Question and Answer Section

My café was badly damaged in the recent riots, but my loyal customers have collected £3,000 to help me open the business as quickly as possible. How should I treat this sum for tax purposes? Is it a personal gift, or a contribution to be set Read More...

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