Newsletters

In this month's newsletter: * Umbrellas Are Not All Leak Proof * Dragonfly - Another Significant IR35 Case Hits The High Court * Temporary Workers Directive Will Probably Exclude High End Professionals * You Can Claim Expenses Without Receipts * Owning An Overseas Property Through A Company - Now Less Of A Risk * HMRC - 50% Increase In Working From Home Allowance * Rules Eased On Payments On Account From April 2009 * VAT Cash Accounting - It Can Prove Well Worth While * Self Employed National Insurance - What Do You Get For Your Money! * Tax Diary July 2008 *

In this month's newsletter: * Contractors Fear They Will Be 15% Worse Off This Year But Most Are Confident Of Retaining Their Jobs * Darling In Retreat On 10% Tax * Agency Workers To Get Equal Employment Rights * 'Travel Expenses and The 24 Month Rule' - Personal Service Companies * 'Property Investors' - How Can I Claim Mortgage Interest Relief On My Main Residence? * Institutes Tackle HMRC On Service Companies Questions * Tax Diary *

In this month's newsletter: * False Promises May Put Umbrella Companies At Risk * Goodman Helps To Drive JSA Forward * Income Shifting - The Issue Has Not Disappeared * Revenue Powers And Penalties * Companies Act Changes From May 2008 * Tax Diary *

In this month's newsletter: * No Hidden Nasties Behind The Budget Speech * Beware - IR35 Cases Can Be A Lottery * Company Secretaries No Longer Required * HMRC Probe Rental Income Avoidance * MPs Criticise HMRC For Giving Senior VAT Staff A Big Bonus * Latest Updates And Tax Tips * Tax Diary April 2008 *

In the Budget Newsletter: * JSA Budget Report * Personal Finance Budget Announcements * Business Budget Announcements * Other Non-Business Budget Announcements * Links for more Information *

In this month's newsletter: * MPS urge a rethink on Income Shifting Proposals * Capital Gains Tax Update * Tax Planning Tips – You MUST take action before 6 April * MPs vote for Temp Workers Rights but they may well never happen * No Limits now on Pension Schemes * Associated Companies and Corporation Tax – New Rules * Adjustments to your Tax Code - Some Vital Facts * Tax Diary March 2008 *

In this months newsletter: * Agencies have little to fear if they comply with MSC Legislation * Chancellor gives in on Capital Gains Tax plan for Small Businesses * Income Tax - Downsides to basic reduction * VAT invoicing changes from 1 October 2007 * Changes to Fuel Rates * Tax Diary February 2008 *

In this months newsletter: * IT Contractors expect pay rise in Static Market * Defeat of EU Temporary Workers Directive - UK gives off contradictory messages * Recruiters could face jail over Money Laundering * HMRC back down from Audit Standard * Income Shifting - The Arctic Systems aftermath * Self-Assessment filing deadline, Tax Year 2006-2007 * Tax Diary January 2008 *

In this months newsletter: * MSC Audit may cost service providers £100,00 * CGTax - Are you caught bythenew18% rate? * Inheritance Tax boost for certain couples * JSA CEO's meet John Redwood on MSC Legislation * Charity Award for JSA * Tax Diary December 2007 *

In this months Newsletter: * Managed Service Meltdown * * Changes afoot for resolving tax disputes * * Quiet as a mousemat * * Do you need help with your self-assessment tax return *

As usual with all Budget and Pre-Budget statements, the crucial elements lurk in the back up detail and not in the headline-grabbing speech delivered by the Chancellor. If one works on the principle that The Treasury has to find more money to pay for improved health, education and transport, while at the same time has to finance a fairly daunting level of borrowing, you can be pretty sure that what looks like a generous tax cut here will invariably turn out to be a hidden tax increase somewhere else - and always be on the lookout for other stealth taxes lurking somewhere in the UK tax system.

In this months Newsletter: * Accreditation urgently needed for service providers * Can you come in from the cold? * Climb every mountain? * New Non-Executive Chairman of JSA * Dividends - getting the paperwork right * Inheritance Tax and Business Property * Key dates in your diary for October 2007

In this months Newsletter: * Arctic Systems - A great victory for the Jones * Late tax payers face seizure of bank cash * Taking cash abroad * State pensions - Tax return declarations * Vans - Tax smoke screen * New advisory fuel rates * HMRC Records * Accountants attack long wait on VAT registration * Tax diary - August 2007

In this months Newsletter: Do you feel 'picked on' by Gordon Brown? Read on to see what Contractors feel about the MSC legislation amongst other hot topics.

Following on from our Budget Day News Update on legislation hammering Managed Service Companies, a closer look at the detail of the overall Budget shows that it is not only Managed Service contractors who will suffer, but ALL those who operate through a small limited company.