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Latest Accountancy News - March 2009
Budget Day Confirmed
Chancellor Alistair Darling will present his Budget speech at 12.30pm on Wednesday 22 April 2009.
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HMRC Announce Self Assessment Filing Record
According to HMRC, a record number of taxpayers filed their 2007/08 self assessment tax returns online. 5.75 million returns were filed online by the 31 January 2009 deadline, beating last year’s by over 50%.
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CBI Predict Deeper UK Recession
The latest CBI forecast predicts things are going to get worse for the economy before they get better.
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Marks & Spencer VAT Win
Marks and Spencer (M&S) won a landmark victory last year in the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case concerned whether or not HMRC were correct to limit the amount of VAT they repaid to the company after their chocolate teacakes were reclassified as a cake rather than a chocolate biscuit. The issue of cakes and chocolate biscuits is an important one as cakes are zero rated rather than standard rated. The case dates back many years.
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Beneficial Loan Rate
HMRC have announced a reduction in the beneficial loan rate of interest from 6.25% to 4.75% from 1 March 2009. This is the rate of interest which is used to calculate the value of the benefit provided to employees where they receive a cheap or interest free loan from their employer.
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Employment Rights - Statutory Limits
The limits on payments and awards made to workers in certain situations increased from 1 February 2009, where the event giving rise to the entitlement to the payment arose on or after this date. The increased limits affect statutory redundancy payments and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal.
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Business Payment Support Services
According to Government figures, over 60,000 businesses have agreed time to pay tax arrangements with HMRC which total more than one billion pounds.
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Employment Law Guidance Programme
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Employment Law Guidance Programme is designed to help employers save time and money when complying with their employment law obligations.
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Changes to the National Minimum Wage from 6 April 2009
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules have been with us for some years and require minimum rates of pay for certain workers. The government is now getting tough with those who do not pay the NMW.
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