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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 77 min read
Personal end of tax year planning for 2024/25
A lot has happened over the last year. Have you reviewed your personal financial affairs recently? With the 5 April 2025 tax year end...
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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 75 min read
End of year tax planning for businesses
Most unincorporated businesses now have a year end which aligns with the tax year and many companies have a 31 March year end. As the...
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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 61 min read
Farming News: Receiving Delinked Payments
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England with delinked payments in 2024. The 2023 scheme year...
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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 41 min read
How do different industries and products affect the UK economy?
The Office for National Statistics have created a tool to explore how a selected product or service is used in the UK economy, and the...
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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 41 min read
Nearly half of pension savers are missing out
The government automatically tops up any money paid into a personal pension by 20 per cent. But analysis shows that over 2.3m...
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Shepherd Partnership
Mar 31 min read
Further clarity on the tax treatment of double cab pick-up trucks
HMRC has very recently updated its guidance once again on the tax treatment of double cab pick-up trucks to give further clarity as to...
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 281 min read
Confirm the identity of someone representing HMRC
Anyone who is representing HMRC will always identify themselves and explain why they are contacting you when they visit you. You can...
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 211 min read
Introduction of new data collection items within RTI submissions withdrawn
Plans announced under the previous government which would have required employers to provide more detailed employee hours data, through...
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 182 min read
Time running out to top up your state pension – deadline 5th April 2025
As we have previously highlighted, the 5th April 2025 deadline to fill gaps in your National Insurance record is almost upon us. Taking...
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 141 min read
'Help for Hustles' - do you need to declare your side hustle income
HMRC has launched its 'Help for Hustles' campaign - aimed at helping people earning extra income to understand their tax obligations....
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 111 min read
Delay in correcting employee pension contribution tax relief for some low earners
There are two ways employer pension schemes deal with tax relief. Where low earners are enrolled in a net pay arrangement they have...
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Shepherd Partnership
Feb 91 min read
Key Tax Dates: March 2025
Here's a list of key UK tax dates and deadlines for the upcoming month. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 302 min read
Government puts AI to work for small businesses
Small businesses across the country will be helped to boost their productivity and efficiency through AI tools set to be trialled - from...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 291 min read
HMRC Scam Calls Rise
The I newspaper recently reported that there has been an 84% increase in scams impersonating HMRC as the self-assessment tax return...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 274 min read
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023) (‘The Act’) will reform the role of Companies House and improve transparency...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 201 min read
West Yorkshire business support/growth schemes which may be of interest
Here are a couple of business support schemes that we have been made aware of, which may be of interest to West Yorkshire businesses: The...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 201 min read
Congratulations to Ffion
Ffion, our Accounts Senior - who is undertaking her ACCA (Chartered Accountancy) qualification - often features on our blog when we share...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 171 min read
Struggling to pay your tax?
HMRC has issued a reminder to those who need who need to pay their Self Assessment tax that they may be able to spread the cost of their...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 163 min read
What do the new inheritance tax pension rules mean?
The October Budget included changes to how pensions are to be treated for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027. From that...
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Shepherd Partnership
Jan 151 min read
No tax changes for online sellers
HMRC have clarified that there are no new tax obligations for people selling services or unwanted items online as platforms start sharing...
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