The latest 'newswire' from the Clay Shaw Butler team


The latest 'newswire' from the Clay Shaw Butler team of chartered accountants and business consultants - 

Welcome to our monthly newswire designed to keep you informed of the latest business and tax issues. Please contact us if you have any questions. Remember, we're here to help.

Parents with higher incomes must register for Self Assessment
HMRC are reminding parents with higher incomes who continued to receive Child Benefit after January 2013 that they must register for Self Assessment by 5 October 2013 to avoid any penalties in relation to the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
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PAYE RTI and annual schemes
HMRC are advising that they have now fixed the issue with Annual PAYE schemes.
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Pension 'liberation'
The ICAEW have issued a warning that individuals are being approached by firms offering to help them 'unlock' their pensions or access them early.
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Advisory fuel rates for company cars
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published to take effect from 1 September 2013.
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Consultation on Tax-Free Childcare for working families
Earlier this year the government announced that it plans to introduce a new childcare scheme for working families.
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HMRC's most wanted tax fugitives
HMRC has published an updated list of their most wanted 'tax fugitives' and announced that a 'fraudster' has been apprehended at Heathrow Airport whilst travelling on a false passport, following almost ten years on the run.
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A million zero hour contracts
New research suggests that the number of workers on zero hour contracts, with no guarantee of hours or pay, are becoming more widespread.
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HMRC introduce new safeguards for debt collection visits
HMRC have introduced a Field Force Verification Helpline, so that taxpayers can easily check whether or not a caller on their doorstep claiming to be from HMRC is genuine.
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