ROFFE SWAYNE NEWS

Employers Newsletter

Click here to read our latest Employers Newsletter including updates on auto-enrolment and compulsory pension contributions, the treatment of loans made by a company to shareholders and changes to Employee Share Schemes.

Charities Newsletter

Click here to read our latest Charities newsletter.

Partner promotions and a fond farewell

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Helen Kay and Jonathan Vickery to partner. We are also waving a fond farewell to Chris Baxter who retires in June 2013 after 30 years with us.

Further promotions at Roffe Swayne

We are pleased to announce, in addition to our partner promotions, we have further promotions within our management team.  Tim Hughes has been promoted to Director of Audit, and Holly Daly to Audit Manager.

Budget News!

Click on the link above to read our budget overview, budget summary and to download a copy of our tax card.

Share Buy Backs

Mark Leigh talks about Share Buy Backs in Economia Magazine.

The F Word

What's the biggest threat to your business? Cashflow? Online trading? Price cutting by competitors? What about fraud? Click on the link above to find out more.

BUSINESS NEWS

Employer end of year forms

HMRC are reminding employers that in order to avoid penalties they must file the Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) online and on time.

P11D deadline approaching

Forms P11D and where appropriate P9D which report employees and directors benefits and expenses for the year ended 5 April 2013 are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2013..

HMRC launch managing serious defaulters (MSD)

Following on from Managing Deliberate Defaulters (MDD) programme, under MSD HMRC will closely monitor the tax affairs of those who have deliberately evaded tax for up to five years.

Increase in the National Minimum Wage rates

The Government has announced increases in the NMW rates which will come into effect on 1 October 2013.

HMRC to target property sales

From September HMRC will begin a tax review into residential property sales.

SMEs urged to explore £5,000 cyber security grant

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to explore the option of bidding for up to £5,000 to improve cyber security.