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Deadline for tax payments

22 March 2011 - PAYE and NIC due for the month ended 5th March 2011 (online payments).

23 March 2011 - Budget speech to the House of Commons.

14 April 2011 - Deadline for submission of forms CT61 and payment of any associated income tax for the quarter ended 31st March 2011.

19 April 2011 - PAYE and NIC due for the month ended 5th April 2011 (non-electronic payments). Quarterly PAYE and NIC due for the quarter ended 5th April 2011 for qualifying small employers (non-electronic payments). Submit Construction Industry Scheme return for the month ended 5th April 2011.


Ipeco

Rickard Keen provides an extremely competent, affordable audit service coupled with the support and advice that you would expect from a local family-friendly company.”

Steve Johnson Managing Director, Ipeco Worldwide

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Dates for Your Diary – The Budget

The Budget takes place on March 23rd, as if you could forget. Rickard Keen will be keeping track of all the new measures introduced.

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Alan Worsdale – Managing Partner

Managing Partner Alan Worsdale has been a partner at Rickard Keen for 20 years. Alan began his career at Hartley Keen as a trainee in 1975, and qualified around the time Hartley Keen merged with Rickard Porter to form Rickard Keen in 1980.

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Reminder on Tax Code Notice Change

Taxpayers are reminded that copies of the notices informing them of their tax code for the year 2011-2012, sent out during January, February and March, will no longer go to their tax agent or advisor.

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Childcare Support Changes

Businesses are reminded that the rules on employer-supported childcare will change for higher and additional rate taxpayers from 6 April 2011.

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Time Running Out on Retirement at 65

Employers are reminded that they only have a limited time remaining to set in motion procedures to retire staff at the age of 65.

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Time to Pay Rejection Rate Rises

The percentage of Time to Pay requests refused by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in 2010 was more than double the rate in 2009, according to new statistics.

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Time Running Out on State Pension Top-Up Offer

Around 70,000 people, mainly women, have until 5 April to boost their basic state pension and get backdated payments.

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‘Game Up’ Warning on Offshore Non-Compliance

New penalties of up to 200 per cent could be imposed on anyone hiding money offshore, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned.

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Deliberate Defaulters Told ‘Taxman Will Be Watching You’

Tax cheats have been warned they face up to five years of detailed scrutiny by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

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Company Car Changes Go Electronic

An important change to the way employers notify HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about replacement company cars will take effect from April 2011.

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SMEs Urged To Keep Business Records in Shape

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched new tools to help small businesses, sole traders and the self-employed keep their records in shape.

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Tax Help for the Plumbing Trade

A new plan has been devised by the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), which intends to help workers from the plumbing trade keep their tax affairs up-to-date by allowing them to come forward with undeclared past income

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Winners of ‘Who Wants To Be a Miller on Air’ Announced

There wasn’t just one but three lucky winners of the ‘Who Wants To be A Miller On Air’ competition, which saw more than 160 hopefuls apply from across Essex to have their business dreams turned into reality with a prize worth up to £100,000.

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Changes to Allowances for Agriculture and Industrial Buildings

Don’t forget that next month the industrial and agriculture building allowances will be completely withdrawn.

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