Publication Date:12/08/2010
A recent decision by the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in the case of Astra Zeneca UK Limited v HMRC has changed the VAT position on providing certain benefits, such as retail vouchers, under flexible benefit and salary sacrifice schemes with the result that employers may face substantial VAT liabilities.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
The much-anticipated changes to the capital gains tax regime were finally revealed.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
A new mechanism for restricting tax relief will be introduced with effect from 6 April 2011.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
The Chancellor announced that, in addition to introducing a bank levy, the Government will be taking action to ‘tackle unacceptable bank bonuses’.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
This change has already been announced in the March 2010 Budget.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
The Government has announced that it will consult with employers and payroll providers over this summer for ways to reduce costs and make the system easier for employers and HMRC to administer, in particular to examine ways of providing more frequent or real time processing of PAYE data.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
As set out in the Coalition Agreement, the Government are committed to tackling tax avoidance and the Chancellor announced a number of anti-avoidance measures which may impact how employers remunerate their employees.
Publication Date:23/06/2010
The Government has announced that it will review the taxation of non-domiciled individuals, bearing in mind the contribution that such individuals make to the UK economy. No time frame has been given.
Publication Date:19/02/2010
This inbrief provides a general summary of how salary sacrifice arrangements operate and the main issues to watch out for. In particular, it deals with the effect of recent changes to maternity legislation.
Publication Date:27/01/2010
In the pre-Budget report on 9 December 2009, Alistair Darling announced a new one-off 'bank payroll tax (BPT). He said the purpose of the tax was to encourage banks to use their profits to build up their capital base and that if they insist on paying substantial rewards, he was determined to claw back money for the taxpayer.