Accounting News - November 2014

George Hay Approved by the ICAEW to provide Probate Services

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has authorised George Hay Chartered Accountants to carry out probate work.

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Vince Cable sets up Task Force to assess Holiday Pay Ruling

Business secretary Vince Cable has set up a task force to calculate the impact of an EU ruling which will force some employers to pay staff more money in holiday entitlement.

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HMRC issues phishing alert

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is warning taxpayers to be on their guard against fraudulent phishing emails.

SMEs to be offered second chance to access finance

The government has published draft legislation introducing new measures to help smaller businesses source the finance they need.

PAYE tax debt repayment limit increased

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to increase the amount of money it can take through PAYE to settle tax debts from April 2015.

Businesses urged to step up cyber security

Small and medium-sized businesses are being urged to become more proactive in protecting themselves against online fraud.

Export support soars by 50%

Small and medium-sized businesses are being urged to become more proactive in protecting themselves against online fraud.

Staging date awareness still low in smallest firms

New research has found that fewer than half of the smallest employers know their staging date – the date when they must start auto-enrolling eligible workers into a qualifying workplace pension scheme.

Could you save over 40% on your life insurance costs?

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

I can’t imagine that many of us, in the event of our untimely deaths, would wish to leave our families and loved ones with debts to deal with alone or without a financial stability we would have aspired to achieve had we been around to secure it.  

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