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Updates from the Clayton & Brewill team.
Pension auto-enrolment – can all your employees read the notices?
Employee communication requirements are set out very clearly in the pension auto-enrolment process, with key dates when you need to be writing to them. Clayton & Brewill’s Chloe Hughes reminds employers to consider those who need an alternative to a letter. As an employer, you will no doubt have heard of pension auto-enrolment and are hopefully considering… View Article
Can I postpone my pension auto-enrolment staging date?
Pension auto-enrolment is gathering pace, with many mid-sized and smaller businesses now needing to get ready to meet their staging dates. Clayton & Brewill’s payroll services manager Chloe Hughes, highlights the auto-enrolment postponement facility. Postponing your pension auto-enrolment date can be a useful way of ensuring that your staging date better aligns with your year-end… View Article
ISA limits increase to £15,000 on 1 July
On 1 July individual savings accounts – or ISAs – become NISAs (as in New ISAs) and savers will be able to invest up to £15,000 tax-free, in cash, stocks and shares, or a mix of the two. For holders of cash ISAs, this new £15,000 limit represents a substantial boost from the current limit… View Article
HMRC to allow telephone and paper filing of VAT returns
Following a period of open consultation and a tax tribunal case, HMRC has announced that it will relax its rules on the online filing of VAT returns. Clayton & Brewill's Doug Perry explains the change. Businesses will now be able to use telephone filing where they can satisfy HMRC that it is not reasonably practicable… View Article
Six tips for farmers and rural businesses
Clayton & Brewill’s farm accountancy specialists share six tips to help farmers pay less tax and manage their accounts effectively. Despite the difficult weather over the past three years, farming has generally survived the recent recession well, proving to be one of just a handful of industries to deliver ongoing growth. Against the backdrop of… View Article
Clayton & Brewill joins Long Eaton Chamber of Trade
Clayton & Brewill has become a member of Long Eaton Chamber of Trade, reflecting our substantial and growing client base in the Long Eaton area. Leading the relationship with the Chamber for Clayton & Brewill is associate partner Craig Bond, who commented: “Our Long Eaton office is a key part of our futures plans at Clayton &… View Article