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‘Household tax’ could replace TV licence fee
The TV licence fee could be replaced by a compulsory ‘household tax’ that would mean richer people pay more, says the outgoing director-general at the BBC, Lord Hall. He believes more progressive alternatives to the TV licence has to be looked at. Collection of the licence and tracking down evaders would be streamlined if the tax was collected with council
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Scammers target students
HMRC is warning students about a fresh wave of cyber frauds, offering them bogus tax refunds. The department explained it would normally expect to see a small, regular flow of scam referrals from students, but it has recently seen a sudden spike in students reporting suspected scams sent to their official university and college email addresses. When new scams emerge
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Google to pass on new digital tax
Google plans to pass on the entire cost of a new UK 2% digital services tax to advertisers. It has written to its clients to tell them that, from 1 November, they will be paying a new 2% charge on their adverts served in the UK. Where the charge is higher – like in Austria and Turkey – the increase
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HMRC payments to tax informants jumps by 63
The amount HMRC pays for information on tax evaders rose to £473,000 in 2019/20, up from £290,250 the previous year, according to research by law firm RPC. Adam Craggs, head of tax at RPC, said: “HMRC receives a large number of tip-offs to its hotline in relation to small-scale tax evasion, but it has come under pressure in recent years
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Friday Roundup Podcast 25th September 2020
The news from the week ending 11th September 2020 Janet Jack – CEO Sarah Palmer – COO Simon Jordan – Marketing Below are the notes from the podcast On this week’s Friday Roundup we have… Simon • Talks about our guest on this week’s coffee morning o Abby Anderson – Bookkeeper Quote o Rebecca Cole – Croner-i Janet The governments return to WFH and
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The lessons learnt in politics that can be applied to small business owners
Episode 13 of the IAB Podcast In this episode, I interview Fabian Hamilton, President of the IAB and shadow minister for peace and disarmament. I ask Fabian what the biggest lesson he’s learnt as an MP. What he’s learnt in his time in politics that can be applied to small business owners. What would he have done differently. How does
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September update from Janet Jack
As the latest figures show that the unemployment rate has hit its highest level in two years, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said his “number one priority” is looking for ways to protect jobs. For bookkeepers, the number one priority must be to provide guidance and advice to their clients about what support is available at this challenging time. Almost 10
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Your website and how to make it work harder
Episode 12 of the IAB Podcast we interview David Miles David is the founder of The PPC Machine Ltd a boutique agency that helps financial advisers, mortgage brokers, insurance consultants, and other financial services professionals gain new clients using Google Ads and conversion optimised landing pages. We discuss how you can make your website more productive and attract more clients.
Read more Friday Roundup Podcast 11th September 2020
The news from the week ending 11th September 2020 Janet Jack – CEO Sarah Palmer – COO Simon Jordan – Marketing Below are the notes from the podcast On this week’s Friday Roundup we have… Simon Talks about our guest on this week’s coffee morning David Miles who went through 3 members’ websites and offered some tweaks in order to attract more clients.
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