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What is a P11D Benefits in kind and do you need to file one?

What is a P11D? The P11D form is a statutory form required to be filed with HMRC by those businesses that provide benefits to their employees that do not go through the PAYE system. You will also need…

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What does my tax code mean? 2025/26 Edition

What exactly do all the numbers and letters in my tax code mean?  And what do I do if I think it’s wrong? HMRC generate your tax code based on the information that they hold about you and…

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Who should be in your work place pension?

Since they were introduced in 2012 more than 20 million people have been automatically enrolled into workplace pensions. Every business that employs staff who meet the criteria should be automatically enrolling workers into a pension scheme, deducting contributions…

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Autumn Budget 2024

This week saw the first Labour Budget in over a decade, and the first ever delivered by a female Chancellor. Many of the announcements did not come as a surprise whilst some others did.  Not all of the…

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Is the Christmas party tax allowable?

It may only be October, but many of us will have already booked our work Christmas parties and functions to celebrate. But what are the costs to your business of the Christmas party and what is tax allowable…

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Can my limited company contribute to my pension scheme?

If you are director/shareholder of your own limited company, then yes, the company can make contributions to your private pension scheme, and this will be an allowable expense to deduct from profits before the calculation of corporation tax.…

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Claiming expenses – the ‘wholly and exclusively’ concept

We are often asked by our clients what expenses are allowable and which are not for tax purposes.  Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive or definitive list of what is or what isn’t claimable as each business is different,…

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Top Ten Tips for staying cool at work

The sun is shining (finally), the beer gardens are full and public transport is even more unbearable than usual. British summertime is finally here! Here are our top ten tips on how to stay cool in the work…

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‘Trivial Benefits’ – tax free benefits you can give your employees

We are often asked what benefits a company owner can award themselves and staff, and what the tax implications of those benefits are. Most benefits will be taxable, and have to be included on a P11D form, with…

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How to stay on top of your emails

Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of emails your receive into your inbox?  You spend all day replying to them but at the end of the day you still have more than when you started? That needs to…

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