John Massey
Can I employ children in my business? 👨👩👧👦
The legal and tax considerations of employing children
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John Massey
- Sep 20
- 1 min
Working from home 🏠 tax allowances
If you're self-employed and work from home, you can claim tax relief by following these rules
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John Massey
- Jun 16
- 2 min
What to think about when buying a new work vehicle 🚚
What to think about when buying a new work vehicle 🚚
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John Massey
- Mar 29
- 3 min
UK Spring Statement 2022 💼 Small Business Review
Key announcements affecting small businesses from The Chancellor's UK Spring Statement delivered 23 March 2022
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John Massey
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Optimum Directors’ Salary and Dividends for 2022/23 💷
Optimum directors’ salary and dividend mix for 2022/23
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John Massey
- Mar 10
- 1 min
National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates from April
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John Massey
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Gifts to employees - that don’t attract tax 🤫
Here’s how to stay on the right side of the Trivial Benefit-in-Kind rules
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John Massey
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Prosecco Budget 2021 🥂
A summary of the Autumn 2021 Budget with on eye on small businesses
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John Massey
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
Van Drivers 🚛 Prepare for Manchester's Clean Air Zone
Self-employed van drivers take note that The Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone is expected to launch May 2022
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John Massey
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Protect yourself from the costs of a tax investigation
How to protect yourself from the costs of a tax investigation
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John Massey
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Optimum Directors’ Salary and Dividends for 2021/22 💷
What is the optimum directors’ salary and dividend mix for 2021/22?
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John Massey
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
UK Budget 2021 at a glance 💷
Chancellor's budget delivered 3 March 2021
Brief summary of announcements affecting small businesses and their owners
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John Massey
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Nov – Mar 2021
How will the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) work from November 2020 – March 2021?
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John Massey
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Entertaining and Meals Out 🍴 What is the correct tax treatment?
Can your company pay for the occasional meal out? What about the costs of food on-the-go (subsistence)?
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John Massey
- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
Should your organisation pay the ICO data protection fee?
This article will help you decide if you should pay the ICO data protection fee
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John Massey
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
National Minimum Wage rise from April 2020
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will rise from 1 April 2020
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John Massey
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
Small Business Tax Investigations raise £16 for every £1 spent
HMRC raises £16 for every £1 it spends on staff carrying out investigations into the tax affairs of individuals and small businesses.
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John Massey
- Apr 5, 2019
- 1 min
Beware of the mobile phone tax trap 📱
An employer may provide one mobile phone per employee for both business and personal use without triggering a taxable Benefit-in-Kind
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John Massey
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
8 tips to avoid a tax investigation by HMRC 📩
8 tips to avoid a tax investigation by HMRC
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