Payroll update: March 2019

                        On 8th May, friends and colleagues got together for a Paint Night in aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance. Rosey Hancock, a local artist, taught the class step-by-step how to paint a wonderful lion on canvas. All attendees thoroughly enjoyed the event and…

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MAPs are what you pay your employees for using their own vehicle for business journeys. You can pay your employees an approved amount of MAPs each year without having to report them to HMRC. To work out the approved amount, multiply your employee’s business travel miles for the year by the rate per mile for…

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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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As the world becomes more digital, it leaves us wondering where further efficiencies could be achieved through switching to more high-tech methods. One possible area for auditors is stocktaking. For an audited entity with significant levels of stock at the year end, it is likely the auditor will want to perform test counts of the…

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It is common for entities who undertake research and development to receive grant funding for projects that they undertake. Grants will often be paid on the basis of expenditure incurred or a proportion thereon and may be awarded with certain conditions attached.   One such condition for grants above a certain level will be the…

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Use AFR’s to work out mileage costs if you provide company cars to your employees. These rates apply from 1 June 2019.   Advisory fuel rates from 1 June 2019 Engine size Petrol  LPG – amount per mile 1400cc or less 12p 8p 1401cc to 2000cc 15p 9p Over 2000cc 22p 14p   Engine size…

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