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Please find details of the Bill below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-agriculture-bill-to-deliver-a-green-brexit Please remember that this is a Bill and has yet to go through Parliament. Given the uncertainty around Brexit and how that plays out, it is far from certain in my mind … Continue reading →

Please don’t forget. The MTD seminar is to be held next Wednesday at Northampton Saints RFC, starting at 7.30pm. Please contact the office to reserve your place.

As usual we will be at Blakesley Show, hoping that the weather does not get too hot!

We are holding at seminar at Northamton Saints RFC on September 26th, starting at 7.30pm. If you would like an invitation and you are not already a client do please contact us. This is an important subject and warrants your … Continue reading →

The government appear to be persevering with their attempt to further computerise tax collection and administration. Despite initially postponing it’s implementation, April 2019 has now been targeted for the next attempt; at first for VAT registered businesses. This approach has … Continue reading →

Much of the accountants compliance work is carried out in the summer months, usually triggered by the end of the fiscal year on 5th April. This year has been no different, with most of the March and April year ends … Continue reading →

The Digital tax initiative has now been postponed. Common sense would appear to have prevailed.

The next step in the government’s apparent headlong rush into online dependency appears to be the prospect of quarterly tax returns. This quite bonkers idea is clearly to assist the government to get their hands on the tax revenues quarterly rather … Continue reading →

spring_budget_2017_web Phillip Hammond delivered his first and apparently the last Spring budget yesterday. We attach the entire white paper for your perusal. It has not gone down particularly well. It was not expected to go down well with Mr.Corbyn and Mr.O’Donnell; … Continue reading →

Philip Hammond confirmed some months ago that the Single Farm Payment would be with us ‘until 2020’. I am still not entirely clear what this precisely means. Presumably the 2019 reporting and payment season will hold true, but in all … Continue reading →