Fine for late filing of self assessment tax returns
The current standard £100 fine for late filing of self assessment tax returns is due to be changed to a points-based system from 2026...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 17
- 1 min
State pension age
The plan to bring forward the increase in state pension age to 68 has been delayed following a review which suggests a fall in life...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Rules for employing young people.
As April is Child Employment Awareness Month, we thought it was a good opportunity to remind employers of the rules when it comes to...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 14
- 1 min
New holiday let rules proposed
Results of a consultation have been published which propose legislation which would mean that converting homes into short-term holiday...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 14
- 2 min
Changes you might see to your Class 2 National Insurance contributions
What are Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs)? You make Class 2 National Insurance contributions if you are self-employed. It...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 13
- 2 min
VAT Errors: What you need to know
If you find a VAT error on a return you have already submitted there are two ways to make the correction, depending on the circumstances....
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Fast Growth 50 2023
Fast growth firms - normally defined as achieving 20% growth per annum - make up fewer than 1% of the UK business population but...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 3
- 1 min
New ‘Help to Grow’ website for businesses
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has unveiled a new centralised website, targeted at helping the UK’s 5.5 million businesses....
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Farewell to Andy and Gordon
After many happy and productive years, the time has come for us to say farewell to two of our longest standing team members. Andrew...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Happy 50th birthday to VAT
Saturday 1 April marked the 50th anniversary of value added tax being introduced in the UK. It was first introduced after the UK joined...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Apr 2
- 1 min
New NMW rates
The ACAS website provides some very useful resources for employers. The guidance on their site regarding National Minimum Wage rates has...
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- Mar 30
- 3 min
Are you thinking of setting up your own business?
Are you thinking of scrapping your 9 - 5 job and working for yourself instead? Whilst this might seem really appealing and something you...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 29
- 1 min
The King's Awards for Enterprise
Businesses will soon be invited to apply for the UK's most prestigious business award when applications open in May. The Queen’s Award...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Making the rules for farming easier to find
In a recent article on DEFRA's blog, they stated: Farming legislation affects all farmers and land managers. As part of continuing work...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 27
- 1 min
HMRC will no longer automatically issue paper tax returns
HMRC have recently issued a notice saying that paper tax returns will no longer be automatically issued as they are encouraging online...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Cyber awareness campaign
This week the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is launching its Cyber Aware campaign. Small businesses are the backbone of the UK,...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Guide to building business resilience
For small business owners, rising costs can be a real challenge. The new guide to building business resilience from the British Business...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024
HMRC have updated their rates and thresholds for employers operating payrolls or providing expenses and benefits to employees, for the...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Extra time to make voluntary NI contributions
We recently wrote about checking whether it was worth making voluntary NI contributions before 5th April... but you will now have an...
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Shepherd Partnership
- Mar 20
- 1 min
HM Revenue & Customs campaign is targeting those who are not correctly reporting short-term property
HMRC is writing to those taxpayers with short term letting income through sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com, etc who they believe may...
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