“Hit the Road, Jack”: HMRC win case on self employed lorry drivers Those who work in the road haulage industry will be well used to engaging with self employed lorry drivers (or indeed being such a person). Obviously such drivers are not on a business’s payroll and do not have PAYE and NIC collected like… Read more
Archives for January 2017
VAT – Flat Rate Scheme Changes
Do you use the VAT Flat Rate Scheme? If so new rules effective from April 2017 could leave you out of pocket. If you are what HMRC describe as a “limited cost trader” you will be forced to use a flat rate scheme percentage of 16.5%, regardless of what type of business you run. A… Read more
Claire takes the chair
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) have a new Chair for their healthcare special interest group (SIG). Claire Hebdige, who is a Chartered Tax Adviser and NHS Pensions specialist at Dodd & Co Chartered Accountants was appointed to take over the role at the end of 2016. Claire, who lives just… Read more
Cows & Money: January 2017
Dodd & Co Dairy Bulletin Happy new year and welcome to our latest edition of Cows & Money. Having never attended the Oxford Farming Conference I followed last week’s political session via the livestream and twitter! I was interested to see what Andrea Leadsom might reveal about the future of UK agriculture after Brexit. I,… Read more
Taxing Times – January 2017
Phew…we made it to the New Year. Christmas is a distant memory (but unfortunately has left a lasting legacy on hips and thighs!), the mornings are getting lighter (honest!) and it is time to refocus our energy on things other than shopping and eating! So onwards with the first Taxing Times of 2017, and the… Read more