Protecting a business from fraud

Protecting your business from fraud Steps to shield your firm from threats. Fraud costs the UK around £190 billion a year, with businesses bearing almost three quarters – £140bn – of those losses. This worrying picture is backed up by the 2019 Fraudscape report compiled by anti-fraud body Cifas, which provides statistics for fraud committed […]

IR35 in the private sector

IR35 in the private sector Key considerations for contractors before April 2020. Large and medium-sized organisations have just six months left to prepare for changes to off-payroll working rules, which are due to extend to the private sector next spring. From 6 April 2020, firms that engage private-sector contractors will be responsible for deciding if […]

Property as an investment for landlords

Property as an investment for landlords With low interest rates, property remains attractive. As the global financial crisis began to bite in 2008, central banks in several nations took action, attempting to shock the world economy back to life by slashing base interest rates. The idea behind this kind of stimulus is to make saving […]

Insider: October 2019

Most VAT-registered businesses are signed up for Making Tax Digital Almost three quarters (74%) of VAT-registered firms signed up for Making Tax Digital (MTD) before the second stagger deadline last month. HMRC’s figures showed that over 230,000 mandated businesses joined the scheme before the 7 September 2019 deadline. Most (94%) signed-up businesses submitted VAT returns […]

Updated Insider to reflect reverse charge VAT delay

Treasury to review tapered annual allowance as dispute rumbles on The Treasury has announced it will review the tapered annual allowance for pensions, following calls to abolish it. The amount of pension contributions that can be made tax-free in 2019/20 stands at £40,000 in most cases, but this is restricted for higher earners by the […]

Insider: September 2019

Treasury to review tapered annual allowance as dispute rumbles on The Treasury has announced it will review the tapered annual allowance for pensions, following calls to abolish it. The amount of pension contributions that can be made tax-free in 2019/20 stands at £40,000 in most cases, but this is restricted for higher earners by the […]

OXON Insider: Newsletter AUG 2019

DEMAND FOR DIGITAL SKILLS AMONG BUSINESSES TIPPED TO ‘SKYROCKET’ Businesses could be set to face an increasing talent gap in the coming years as demand for digital skills continues to rise. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said 67% of UK irms currently have unilled digital vacancies. Its Delivering Skills for the New Economy report […]

OXON Insider: Newsletter June 2019

In this month’s insider we have covered, how small business owners have been hit out at ‘unfair’ UK tax system, govt. urged to introduce stamp duty tax break for downsizing and much more.

OXON Insider: Newsletter May 2019

In this month’s insider we have covered MPS call for break-up of 4 big accountancy services, how tax measure is biting landlords, delay to probate fee increase and making tax digital government programme.