Chris Coopey Posted on May, 17th, 2013 Along with 151 other delegates, Carpenter Box Partner Chris Coopey and Tax Services Group Associate David Crowter met in Berlin for the Morison International Europe and North America (MIENA) annual conference on 9-10-11 May. The conference also welcomed delegates from …
Chris Coopey Posted on May, 3rd, 2013 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), one of the banks hit hardest in the financial crash, has announced that it expects to return to private ownership within the next 12 months. The bank’s Chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, has posted a video …
Chris Coopey Posted on Apr, 12th, 2013 A number of clients have received an email like the one shown below. Having checked with HMRC we have confirmed with them that these emails are fraudulent. They have suggested that any similar email is forwarded to their fraud department …
Chris Coopey Posted on Apr, 8th, 2013 The biggest change to the PAYE system – Real Time Information (RTI) came into force on Saturday 6th April. The system will see employers reporting PAYE payments to staff in real time rather than at the end of the tax year. …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 28th, 2013 There is a nasty tax trap for those with an income of between £100,000 and £118,880. It relates to the gradual withdrawal of the personal allowance when your taxable income exceeds £100,000. It takes effect because of the reduction of £1 of …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 28th, 2013 HMRC have announced a transitional relaxation of reporting arrangements for small businesses during the first six months of the new system. The RTI regulations kick in from April 6th. HMRC says: “Until 5 October 2013, employers with fewer than 50 …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 27th, 2013 The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee, (the UK’s new financial stability regulator) has announced their assessment that the UK banks have between them a capital shortfall of £25bn. The regulator has ruled that the Banks need to close the £25bn gap by …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 20th, 2013 Budget 2013 highlights The Chancellor introduced his Spring 2013 Budget with the comment that there are “no easy answers” and said that his tax and spending proposals would be fiscally neutral. Many of the announcements had already been trailed …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 20th, 2013 With George Osborne presenting his fourth budget today we will be looking at the winners and losers, with comment and analysis as the story unfolds. There are rumours of a £2.5 billion injection into capital spending off the back …
Chris Coopey Posted on Mar, 12th, 2013 Despite the fact that nationally, manufacturing and industrial output both fell sharply in January, manufacturers and engineering companies in the South East and on the South Coast remain upbeat about 2013. The optimistic forecast comes from the second annual SME …