Welcome to our monthly newswire...

Should you not be able to read this newswire in an HTML format, please email us to request a text version. Our aim is to keep you up-to-date with ideas and information that will help you gain the best possible advantages in working with us. These newswires are sent regularly to help achieve this aim, and we hope you enjoy reading them.

Like you we grow our business through referrals so please feel free to recommend us.


Deadline for tax payments

We would like to remind our clients that 31 January 2011 marks a number of key tax deadlines:

  • Final submission date for 2010 self-assessment tax returns (where these were issued by 31st October 2010 and are delivered electronically).
  • Balancing payment due for 2009/2010 personal tax.
  • First payment on account due in respect of 2010/2011 personal tax.

It is important to ensure any tax due is paid ahead of this deadline, as HMRC will charge interest and may levy a penalty for late payment.

For more information please contact us.


Pall Mall Surgery

Marguerite Whybrow is practice manager at Pall Mall Surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. When you are responsible for a GP practice treating patients from a large catchment area, it is important to have a professional services provision that you have confidence in.

Click here to view full client testimonial...


Darren becomes Director at Rickard Keen

We are pleased to announce that, as of this month, Darren Clarke has been promoted to Director of Business Services at Rickard Keen.

Click here to view full article...


Exam success for Martin

Another member of the team at Rickard Keen had cause to celebrate recently when he passed the final stage of his professional exams, meaning he is now a fully-qualified chartered accountant.

 

 

Martin Crane, who works in our Basildon office as an accounts senior, completed the advanced stage examinations to become a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – ICAEW. 

Martin joined the firm in October 2005 and initially achieved his Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) exams before progressing to the ICAEW.

Martin is a valued member of our team and we are confident he has a great future ahead of him.


‘Dragon’ role for Rickard Keen partner

Rickard Keen partner Bill Gould is lending his expertise to a new initiative in the mould of popular TV series Dragon’s Den, which will see local entrepreneur Philip Miller invest £100,000 of his own money into a new business venture in the Essex area.

Click here to view full article...


Consultation under Way on PAYE Reform

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is inviting employers to respond to a second phase of consultation on improving PAYE through the use of Real Time Information (RTI).

Click here to view full article...


Corporation Tax ‘Vodcast’ Offers Expert Advice

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has teamed up with accountancy experts to provide online advice on changes to corporation tax due in April 2011.

Click here to view full article...


HMRC Joins Twitter

HMRC has begun trialling the use of Twitter, operating under the username @hmrcgovuk

Click here to view full article...


Employment Rights Payments Change

Annual changes to the payments for unfair dismissal and redundancies will take effect from 1 February 2011.

Click here to view full article...


Business Records Checks Consultation Focuses on SMEs

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is seeking views on how best to implement a programme of Business Records Checks, designed to improve record keeping in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Click here to view full article...


European Patent Fees Reduced

Thousands of innovative UK businesses will reduce the cost of protecting their bright ideas in Europe under new arrangements.

Click here to view full article...


Tax Avoidance Study Group Launched

The government has made its first appointment to a group of experts who will explore the potential for a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) as part of the UK tax regime.

Click here to view full article...


Tax Reliefs in the Spotlight

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has completed a key stage in its major review of tax reliefs.

Click here to view full article...

 

Rickard Keen LLP | 7 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EH.
Tel: +44 (0)1702 347771 | Fax: +44 (0)1702 330951 | E-mail: alan.worsdale@rickardkeen.co.uk

Rickard Keen LLP | Glenny House, Fenton Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6TD.
Tel: +44 (0)1268 548127 | Fax: +44 (0)1268 548715 | E-mail: kate.davies@rickardkeen.co.uk

www.rickardkeen.co.uk

We operate a responsible email policy at Rickard Keen, so if you do not
wish to receive future marketing material, click here to unsubscribe.