Scott Butcher (Bury St Edmunds)

Scott joined the firm in 2015 at our Bury St Edmunds Office after completing his Banking and Finance degree at Bangor University in Wales. He completed his ACCA qualification by 2018 and is now a manager in the General Practice department and manages a portfolio of varying sized clients from many different sectors. He has particular interests in Making Tax Digital and Cloud Accounting software and is representative of the Bury office at the firms Making Tax Digital Group. Outside of work, Scott enjoys playing and watching Sport and is a fan of Ipswich Town Football Club. He also likes running and hiking and a day is not complete without walking his labradoodle Lola.

Specialisms

Making Tax Digital

General Practice

Accounts Preparation

Cloud Accounting

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Scott Butcher

25th November 2020 Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax

Earlier this month HMRC published their consultation and plans for Making Tax Digital for corporation tax (MTD for CT). HMRC have proposed the main elements of the scheme to be:- All entities within the charge of corporation tax will need to maintain their records digitally; Those entities should use MTD compliant software to…

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7th June 2019 Making Tax Digital – when you need to sign up and what you’ll need

We are now two months past the start date of the 1st April 2019 for Making Tax Digital for VAT and into the last month of what will be some businesses first VAT quarter under Making Tax Digital. Some businesses may not be aware that even though they may be on MTD compliant software that…

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16th November 2018 Don’t dwell on your ATED obligations

With only just under 6 months until the 2019/2020 ATED return filing deadline of 30th April 2019. It may be an appropriate time to consider whether your limited company may be obliged to submit an ATED return. The annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) applies to companies which own an interest in a residential property…

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8th November 2018 Making Tax Digital for VAT public pilot opens and deferral for some businesses

HMRC has opened the Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTDfV) public pilot. However certain VAT-registered businesses (around 3.5% according to HMRC) with more complex requirements will be deferred from being subject to MTD for six months. Essentially, the public pilot is now open to sole traders and companies using standard VAT accounting. This applies whether…

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21st September 2018 HMRC begin their MTD campaign

With the countdown to MTD just 6 months away, HMRC have launched their online marketing campaign to raise awareness of the new system to small business owners. This follows some criticism from professionals including accountants of the lack of preparation, support and advice from HMRC ahead of the changes. This knowledge gap has been felt…

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5th April 2018 Deadline Approaching for ATED forms

If you have a residential property which is worth more than £500,000 and is held in a company then you will be required to complete an Annual Tax on Residential Dwellings (ATED) form. The deadline is fast approaching with all ATED forms for 2018 to 2019 tax year being due for filing by 30th…

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Scott Butcher (Bury St Edmunds)

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