Companies House security blunder
Companies House have now admitted that a major security flaw in their WebFiling software has occurred. This has resulted in the confidential details of more than five million companies being put at risk. A major flaw in their software has meant that any user of the site was able to view and potentially amend items […]
MTD is now upon us
HMRC’s flagship tax regime Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is now approaching at breakneck speed. The new tax regime will include all businesses and individuals with accounting years starting on 1st or 6th April 2026, at least for those who had a combined turnover from self-employment and property in excess of […]
How you file your tax return is changing
Like the proverbial bad penny, the end of the tax season has once again has crept up on us, with the self-assessment deadline having passed last Saturday. Regrettably, once again, over a million taxpayers missed the 31st January deadline for filing their Self-Assessment tax returns, resulting in all of them receiving £100 late filing penalties […]
Should there be VAT on Morrisons take-away chicken?
Today’s Blog is about a recent tax tribunal (FTT) hearing concerning Morrisons Supermarkets Lid’s appeal, against a VAT demand for over £17m on their cool-down rotisserie chicken (CDRC). This case particularly intrigued me, as it had strong echoes of the ‘pasty tax’ debate from 2012. Background; ‘The Pasty Tax’ The so-called ‘Pasty Tax’ was a […]
Time to explore the Budget back roads
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve explored the main roads of the Budget and the Chancellor’s infamous Red Book, so today I’m exploring the side roads and byways for any interesting minor points whose knock-on effects could be profound. The first B-road explored We already knew the broad roadmap of HMRC’s plans for further […]
