Accounting News - October 2014

Employers urged to act now on auto enrolment

Hundreds of thousands of small businesses have been urged to check when they need to meet their new workplace pensions duties.

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Accounting rules shake-up planned for 11,000 businesses

An estimated 11,000 UK medium-sized businesses could benefit as a result of planned changes to accounting rules.

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Travel expenses from a home office

Whether claiming for travelling from a home office to a place of business is allowable or not has always been a bone of contention. However, this has to some extent been clarified by the recent case of Dr. Samadian vs HMRC.

Bereavement at work guidance launched

New guidance has been published to help employers support employees following bereavement.

Latest fuel advisory rates published

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has updated its advisory fuel rates, applying to all journeys on or after 1 September 2014.

Did pensions just get a whole lot more attractive?

Written by Mark Ireland, Financial Planning Consultant at chartered financial advisory firm Richmond House Financial Services Limited.

Major changes to the way we can draw our pensions were announced in March’s budget. At the time though one thing remained untouched and that was the 55% tax on any unused pension fund upon death, having drawn benefits.

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