Meacher-Jones News

Back to School - Set up a Tax free Childcare account? The Government’s Tax-Free Childcare Accounts provide a 25% subsidy towards the cost of childcare.

We look at R&D claims, tax-free childcare account to pay for summer holiday clubs, staff barbecues, rumours of the abolition of Inheritance Tax, HMRC raises intrest rates again as base rate increases and main tax dates for August and September.

DEADLINE FOR TOPPING UP NI CONTRIBUTIONS EXTENDED AGAIN TO 5 APRIL 2025 With all of the changes to personal pensions in the Spring Budget, maximising the State Pension entitlement should not be...

2022/23 EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SECURITIES RETURNS DUE BY 6 JULY The deadline for reporting shares and securities and share options issued to employees for 2022/23 is 6 July 2023. This is the same as...

2022/23 P11d FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE The deadline for filing the P11d forms to report benefits in kind in respect of directors and employees for 2022/23 is 6 July 2023. Note, however, that...

Budget Special - On 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his first Budget to Parliament and set out a plan to reduce inflation, grow the economy and get government debt falling all whilst avoiding a recession and tackling labour shortages.

MAKING TAX DIGITAL FOR INCOME TAX DELAYED AGAIN - It was announced just before Christmas that the new system of submitting digital information quarterly to HMRC has been delayed yet again! The start date will now depend upon the gross business receipts of the individual.

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TO SAVE TAX At this time of year we think about New Year’s resolutions. It is also a good time to start planning your tax affairs before the end of the tax year on 5th April....

U-TURNS TO STEADY THE FINANCIAL MARKETS In his Fiscal Statement delivered on 23 September 2022, the previous Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, introduced a Growth Plan including the tax cuts promised...