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Ian Stewart's Blog
18 November 2011 Celebrating 30 Years in Business
On the 18th November 1981 a 28 year old Chartered Accountant (and Chartered Tax Advisor), Ian Stewart, set up in practice as a Tax Consultant working from home . Initially providing tax advice to pro... Read more >>
4 May 2011 May 2011 Update
Employer provided benefits and form P11d
HMRC are quite busy inspecting employers' records looking in particular at benefits-in-kind provided by employers not reported on form... Read more >>
24 March 2011 Budget March 2011
Having waded through the 240 pages of the Budget Notices I have extracted some points which may be of interest and disregarded the obvious headlines and remote or technical issues.
18 March 2011 Nursery Fees & Cycle to Work
Nursery Fees
I have mentioned on several occasions that a limited company can contract directly with a nursery and pay fees up to £55 per week which are tax deductible to th... Read more >>
8 November 2010 Impending VAT Rate Change
Most of the information supplied below is relevant to businesses supplying the general public although we are all of course a consumer in our personal lives .
It is important to note t... Read more >>
22 June 2010 June 2010 Budget Statement - Initial Comments
I have read through the Budget Notes and the Guidance and Technical Notes I will not repeat the rates allowances and headline items which are widely reported in the media. If you require any e... Read more >>
9 April 2010 Potential VAT Recovery
There are two situations, albeit remote for most of us, where due to a change in the interpretation of the law it may be possible to pursue VAT reclaims VAT on Postal Services The Europ... Read more >>
24 March 2010 Budget Information March 24th 2010
The Budget information is available from the pages at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2010 . There really are a multitude of announcements w... Read more >>
17 March 2010 VAT Rate Change - Beware!
I am sure everyone is aware the standard rate of VAT went back up to 17.5% from 1st January 2010 although we find not everyone has made the appropriate amendment throughout their accounting system. C... Read more >>
11 March 2010 The end of the tax year 2009/10 is fast approaching.
Thoughts for the shareholder/director Have you maximised dividend withdrawals from your company? There is a spreadsheet tool on our website you can use although you may require guida... Read more >>
10 December 2009 Gifts at Christmas
It is not uncommon to be asked the tax efficient value of gifts which can be given to customers at Christmas. The answer has to consider the tax position of the company making the gift and perhaps ... Read more >>
Ian Stewart's Blog
18/11/2011
Celebrating 30 Years in Business
On the 18th November 1981 a 28 year old Chartered Accountant (and Chartered Tax Advisor), Ian Stewar... Read more >>
4/5/2011
May 2011 Update
Employer provided benefits and form P11d
HMRC are quite busy inspecting emp... Read more >>