News - November

From time to time, we produce information for clients on a number of topical and important issues, some of which can be found below:

ER Grove Client keeps Business Post Moving

A client of Halesowen accountants E R Grove & Co is helping Midlands businesses to beat the postal strikes with its cycle-based delivery service.

Directors' service addresses

Changes introduced on 1 October mean that every director must provide Companies House with both their usual residential address, and a ‘service address’ for each directorship they hold.

Online payroll starter and leaver forms

HMRC are reminding employers with 50 or more employees that they should now be filing online their starter and leaver information online.

Scrappage scheme

The Vehicle Scrappage Scheme is a voluntary scheme for motor dealers under which participating dealers give buyers a £2,000 discount off the purchase price of a new car (or certain types of small van) in exchange for scrapping their old qualifying vehicle.

31 January deadline

If you haven't sent in your tax return yet, you have already missed the deadline for sending it in on paper and you must now send it online.

Tax relief on nursery vouchers to be withdrawn

In his speech to the Labour Party Conference, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced an extension of free nursery places, to be financed by the withdrawal of the tax and National Insurance (NIC) exemptions for childcare vouchers.

Tips don't count towards the NMW

As you may be aware the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increased from 1 October 2009.