When there’s no benefit to child benefit
Child benefit payments give new and growing families a boost in their household income, however higher earners may be caught out with a clawback charge offsetting the benefit received.
Are you up to date with statutory payments?
National minimum wage and statutory payments increased this month, meaning employers need to check that they are complying with the statutory provisions and paying their workers the correct amount in line with the following increases.
Latest farmers evening hears of NFU’s political lobbying role
After a year which saw a snap General Election, hundreds of new MPs entering the House of Commons, and the inheritance tax announcement in the autumn Budget, the political lobbying work undertaken by the National Farmers’ Union has never been more important.
Changes to reporting benefits in kind: moving away from P11Ds
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have confirmed plans to mandate the reporting of benefits in kind (BIK) via payroll software, thus doing away with the form P11d.
Understanding quarterly instalment payments for corporation tax in the UK
Quarterly instalment payments (‘QIPs’) are a mechanism through which HM Revenue and Customs (‘HMRC’) collect corporation tax from ‘large’ companies.
Investing in a volatile world: time for some level-headedness
Investors need to be keeping a calm head in the light of market volatility caused by the trade tariffs crisis, says Matt Harrington of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning.
‘Formula for family business success’ the focus of latest Lovewell Blake/NFU farmers’ evening
The multi-faceted challenges faced by family farming businesses will be the focus of the first joint Lovewell Blake/NFU Farmers’ Evening of 2025, which takes place at Halesworth Golf Club on Wednesday 7th May.
Academies Accounts Direction
The DfE have now released the Academies Accounts Direction 2024 – 2025 for academy trust accounts ending 31 August 2025, along with model accounts and the auditor framework and guide.