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NEWS AND UPDATES


Advisory fuel rates for company cars
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 March 2021. The guidance states: 'You can use the...
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Borrowers of Bounce Back Loans given six more months for repayments
Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back loans to get through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will now have greater...
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Domestic VAT reverse charge came into effect from 1 March
The twice-delayed introduction of the domestic VAT reverse charge for construction services came into effect on 1 March 2021. The change...
Mar 29, 20212 min read
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HMRC clarifies off-payroll rules
HMRC has published a briefing on its approach to the changes to off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, which will be...
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Mar 18, 20211 min read
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Online service opens for VAT deferral scheme
HMRC has announced that businesses that deferred VAT payments last year can now join the new online VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to...
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Late payment penalties for Self Assessment waived until 1 April
HMRC has announced that Self Assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment...
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Budget 2021: Administration and other matters
Interest and penalty harmonization A new harmonised penalty regime will be rolled out for VAT and income tax for late filing of returns...
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Budget 2021: Indirect Taxes
Freezing of duties A number of duties, rates and levies have been frozen for 2021/22: All alcohol duty rates Fuel duty (for the eleventh...
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Budget 2021: VAT
The VAT registration threshold will remain at £85,000 for a further two years, i.e. until 31 March 2024. The corresponding deregistration...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Budget 2021: Companies
Corporation tax rates The big headline announcement is that the corporation tax rate will increase to 25% from April 2023. Despite this,...
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Budget 2021: Individuals
Rates, bands and thresholds The headline announcement was that there will be no increase in income tax rates, in line with previous...
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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Budget 2021: Tax measures - introduction
Of course, the focus of the annual budget for accountants, tax advisers and their clients are the fiscal measures. Despite pre-Budget...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Budget 2021: Property
The SDLT 0% band was temporarily increased to £500,000 in 2020. The Chancellor confirmed that this would be extended to the end of June...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Budget 2021: Covid-19 support and other measures
The Chancellor announced that the government was committed to protecting jobs and livelihoods. Several support schemes are to be extended...
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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Budget 2021: The economy and headline figures
The 2021 Budget took place on 3 March 2021. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, GDP shrank by 9.9%...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Roadmap out of lockdown
We are on countdown! Are you ready? Following the Prime Minister's announcement last week relating to the measures that will be put in...
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Deans Mission to Lapland
Dear All, We made it! To Lapland, all 2,064 miles, and we smashed our fund-raising target of £1,000 (or £2,000 with the partners’...
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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House of Bread - a helping hand
The team at Deans have once again donated essentials and treats for the homeless of Stafford at Christmas. It was our pleasure to hand...
Dec 19, 20191 min read
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Stafford Knot Rotary Club
Deans are happy to be sponsoring this very successful pensioners’ Christmas meal once again – all made possible through the hard work of...
Dec 10, 20191 min read
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