Monthly Archives: April 2014

David Cameron writes to crown dependencies

Our Prime Minister has written a letter to the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies promoting the value of a public register that would show the ultimate owners of companies registered in their jurisdiction. This follows the publication of the “Company ownership: transparency and trust discussion paper” last week. It concluded: “... we plan to proceed with the following policies: Continue Reading
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Tax Diary May/June 2014

 1 May 2014 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 July 2013.  19 May 2014 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 May 2014. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 May 2014.)  19 May 2014 - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for the month ended Continue Reading
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VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS)

Currently, the place of taxation for broadcasting, telecommunications and e-services (BTE) supplies is determined by the location of the supplier of the services. However, from 1 January 2015, the place of taxation for private consumers will be determined by the location of the consumer. Business to business supplies are unaffected; this change will only concern suppliers of BTE services to Continue Reading
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Pension decision period extended

Last month we touched on the changes that HMRC is introducing to the treatment of defined contributions pensions. HM Treasury has now issued the following update that clarifies the position of people who have recently taken a tax-free lump sum from their defined contribution scheme. “The government has announced today (Wednesday 9 April) that people who have recently taken a Continue Reading
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