PENSIONS WARNING FOR SME’S
Thousands of small businesses face costly fines as the latest pensions auto-enrolment staging phase opens, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. From June 1, companies with fewer than 30 employees have begun to be phased into the…
TAX WARNING FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS
Landlords with undeclared income from residential property lettings are being urged to get their affairs up to date or face tough penalties from HMRC. Launched in 2013 and currently without an end date, the Let Property Disclosure campaign gives landlords…
TAX WARNING FOR PENSIONS SPECULATORS
People planning to take advantage of changes in legislation and cash in their pension pots risk landing themselves with large tax bills, experts at DSH Financial Services are warning. Changes that came into effect on Monday (April 6) mean that…
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GOVERNMENT GETS TOUGH ON SERIAL TAX AVOIDERS
The Government is about to get tough on those who dodge paying tax by joining multiple avoidance schemes, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. At the end of January, HMRC published a consultation paper, Strengthening Sanctions for Tax…
TIME TO ACT OVER EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE
Businesses planning to invest in plant or machinery are being urged by DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors to act swiftly to take advantage of a substantial tax break available until the end of the year. The Annual Investment Allowance…
TAKE ADVICE OR RISK THE WRATH OF HMRC
Businesses tempted to sign up to complex schemes to reduce their tax bills could find themselves substantially out of pocket unless they take independent advice, says DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. The warning follows an announcement from HM Revenue…
SOLICITORS WARNED OVER HMRC TAX CRACKDOWN
Solicitors could suffer serious damage to their reputations if they fail to declare any outstanding tax debts, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. The advice comes as HMRC launches its latest campaign aimed at encouraging specific professions and…
PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE
Businesses with outstanding tax due from credit and debit card sales have a last chance to settle before facing an HMRC crackdown, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. The Credit Card Sales campaign aims to recover outstanding tax…
FINANCIAL REPORTING CHANGES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The accounts of small businesses should become easier to compile following a new consultation process by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), according to DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. On September 1 the FRC issued its ‘Accounting standards for small…
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LOANS ARRANGERS RISK BEING CORRALLED BY HMRC
Workers who have avoided tax by being given loans rather than being paid with salaries or fees are the latest group to be targeted by HM Revenue & Customs, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. Steve Carpenter, Director…
COMPANIES WARNED OVER CHANGES TO VAT ON PENSION SCHEME COSTS
A recent European Court ruling on VAT has important cost implications for companies approaching their pensions auto-enrolment staging date, warns DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. The ruling has prompted HMRC to make significant changes to its policy on the…
DON’T RUN BEFORE YOU CAN WALK WARNS DSH
As the economic outlook continues to improve, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors is warning businesses to beware of overtrading. “In times of economic recovery, it is tempting for businesses to seize every opportunity for new work that comes their…
AWARD ACCOUNTS FOR EXCELLENT WORK EXPERIENCE
DSH, the Maidstone-based Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, has been recognised for its commitment to providing local students with work experience. The company has been commended by Education Business Partnership Kent, which works to build links between schools and the…
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR SOUTH EAST TAX CHEATS
A two-pronged attack on tax cheats in Kent and the South East has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. Two taskforces have been briefed to target the transport industry and individuals…
SELF ASSESSMENT – TOO LATE TO FILE PAPER RETURNS WARNS DSH
If you’ve not filed your self-assessment tax form for 2012/13, your only option now is to do it online, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. The deadline for paper applications passed on October 31, so those who need…
DSH WARNS BUSINESSES – HMRC NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS
The introduction of new anti-tax evasion credit and debit card payment powers has increased the necessity for companies to ensure their books are in order, according to DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. Under new legislation, HM Revenue & Customs…
LONDON ARRAY APPOINTS DSH AS ACCOUNTANTS
London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has appointed DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors in Maidstone to provide it with accounting and tax services for the next three years. For DSH partner Duncan Cochrane-Dyet, the appointment is recognition…
PROPERTY RELIEF PROPOSALS TOO HEAVY HANDED SAYS DSH
Longstanding arrangements protecting the transfer of farms from one generation to another could be under threat if wide-ranging HM Revenue & Customs proposals go ahead, warns DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. Plans laid out in the Finance Bill would…
TIME TO STAMP OUT LAND TAX AVOIDANCE WARNS DSH
Businesses and private buyers are being urged to check their Stamp Duty Land Tax arrangements are in order following a landmark tax tribunal ruling. The warning was made by DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors after HM Revenue & Customs…
TIME TO GET YOUR BUSINESS IN ORDER, WARNS DSH
Government proposals to impose tougher insolvency sanctions has highlighted the importance of ensuring companies are properly controlled, according to DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors. Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined plans to shake up the insolvency process, giving extra…
