News News and Articles http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/ Keeping you informed of taxation and accounting matters. Copyright: (C) Leftley Rowe and Co http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/ 60 en-gb Thursday, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/images/logo-leftleyrowe.gif http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/ 2010-09-01T09:44:44.6168140+01:00 The cycle to work scheme allows employers to lend cycles to their employees tax-free, and in some cases Before the General Election NI was referred to as a 'tax on jobs', and essentially it is a tax, as once you have sufficient NI contributions to qualify for state benefits any extra payments will not entitle you to further benefits... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/MaximumNIContributions.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 46954bbfef8d4ee7ab4547ac73553252 2010-09-01T09:46:36.3846868+01:00 It is sometimes suggested that Child and Working Tax Credit awards can be maximised if the family's income is low in one year and high in... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/DividendPlanningforTaxCredits.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 109fd68a1b9d44bdb35d47e45f9a3411 2010-09-01T09:47:45.8387008+01:00 The cycle to work scheme allows employers to lend cycles to their employees tax-free, and in some cases the employees can purchase the cycle at the end of the loan period. However, the Taxman is looking carefully at abuses of this scheme... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/CycletoWorkSchemeUpdate.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 1238d95e73d449a2a8346548829bad36 2010-09-01T09:40:01.1948335+01:00 Q. The Taxman has told me I owe him £3,300, and I must pay at least £200 per month or a distraint order will be served. I can only manage to pay £150 per month, so what happens... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/SeptemberQuestionandAnswerSection.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT f3fa82a2557a4d71bc0eeb516d64418e 2010-09-01T09:40:41.2981925+01:00 VAT can be very complicated at times! Most goods and services carry VAT at the standard rate, which is currently 17.5% and is due to increase to 20% on 4 January 2011. However... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/VATRatesandRefunds.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT b6c372c6fb3d47d8831e877b2e622c2a 2010-09-01T09:40:01.1948335+01:00 19/22 PAYE/NIC and CIS deductions due for month... http://www.leftley-rowe.co.uk/news/articles/SeptemberKeyTaxDates.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 85629e671db4493082f58be21a92a39b