Scott & Wilkinson Blog | Archive 2013 01
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Changes to EMI rules announced
Date: 14/01/13
Small businesses need to be aware of changes to employee share scheme rules which may help them retain key staff. The changes to the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share option scheme are outlined in the newly published draft Finance Bill. ... Read More
More Homeowners to Face Scrutiny from Elite Tax Unit
Date: 02/01/13
An elite tax unit focusing on the 'super-wealthy' is to lower its threshold to target homeowners with property worth more than £1 million. HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) 'affluence unit', consisting of 200 tax investigators and technical... Read More
Businesses urged to take advantage of Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) increase
Date: 07/01/13
Businesses urged to make use of a temporary ten-fold increase in the annual investment allowance (AIA) for plant and machinery, which came into force on 1 January. This means that businesses will benefit from 100 per cent tax relief on £250, 000 of... Read More
300,000 late filers could have their goods seized
Date: 17/01/13
Hundreds of thousands of people who failed to submit self-assessment tax returns could end up having their goods seized by bailiffs as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) continues to toughen up its stance against those who fail to meet their tax... Read More
