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HMRC has announced a one-year delay to the introduction of the VAT domestic reverse charge (DRC) for building and construction services. The DRC was set to come into effect on 1 October 2019. It has now been pushed back 12 months to 1 October 2020, due to fears that businesses in the construction sector are not yet ready.

From 6 April 2020, a major shake-up of the off-payroll (IR35) rules is expected. Draft legislation has already been published, though final details and HMRC guidance are still to come.

EU nationals currently contribute over two million people to the UK workforce.

This summer’s record-breaking European heatwave has given consumers and businesses alike another warning about the dangers of man-made climate change. It is a warning that many businesses now appear to be heeding. A recent survey carried out by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has suggested that business leaders are ‘committed to combating climate change’.

Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) is up and running. Most VAT-registered businesses with taxable annual turnover above £85,000 will now be signed up to HMRC’s new system. This requires digital records to be kept and VAT returns to be filed using MTD for VAT-compliant software. As the system beds in, there are some key points to remember.

The Critics’ Circle Awards 2018 took place on Tuesday 29 January 2019. It was the 15th year that Nyman Libson Paul have sponsored the event, proudly supporting the best of British theatre.

The cost of original death certificates has risen from £4 per certificate to £11 – an increase of 175%. The rise took place just a week after the Government forged ahead with a new tiered system for probate fees. The flat fee of £215 will be replaced by a sliding scale that could see some estates pay as much as £6,000 for probate.

The 2018 Autumn Budget announced changes to the ‘off-payroll’ working (or ‘IR35’) rules, which are set to apply from April 2020. This may affect you if you work on a contract through a personal service company (PSC) in the private sector, or hire or place such workers. Similar rules already apply in the public sector.

Although charity law varies across the UK, charity governance is very much in the spotlight.

Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) is available to taxpayers on the disposal of the whole or part of their business. ER means that you pay capital gains tax (CGT) at a rate of 10% rather than 20%, subject to a lifetime limit of £10 million.

Retaining staff can sometimes prove to be challenging. One recent report found that UK workers change job, on average, every five years – and that millennials could have been through four different jobs by the time they reach the age of 31. Here, we take a look at ways in which you can help ensure your employees are as fulfilled as possible in their roles.