Call us on 01792 466 428
Book a FREE Consulation

christmas entertaining

Please find below all the articles that have been tagged as 'christmas entertaining'.

Don’t get a Tax Hangover from your Christmas Party

While some might complain about Christmas paraphernalia popping up in the shops earlier and earlier each year, the tax-savvy will tell you that planning ahead for the Christmas party is vital if you want to avoid giving HMRC an unplanned and costly gift.

 

The annual celebration is a time to relax and to toast the successes of the year.

And it is perhaps an opportunity to get reacquainted with colleagues on a more personal basis, after a year of simply nodding to them on the way in…

Read More

What Tax Rate do you Pay?

A question we are often asked is, how can I reduce my tax bill?

A simple question on the face of it, but how simple is the UK tax system?

An income taxpayer might reasonably assume that there are only three rates of tax within the UK, basic rate tax at 20%, higher rate tax at 40% and the additional rate at 45%, and they would technically be correct.  However the reality of the UK tax system is that your personal circumstances…

Read More

Unpaid Self Assessment Tax Surcharge Imminent

If you have not made arrangements to settle your outstanding self-assessment tax, which was due for payment on 31 January 2015, penalties could be levied by HMRC.  In order to avoid a 5% surcharge being levied on your balancing payment for 2013/14, payment will need to be made no later than 2 March 2015.  HMRC is taking a very stringent approach with taxpayers with little clemency for late payment. The easiest method to settle the outstanding tax is via…

Read More

Don’t Get a Tax Hangover From Your Christmas Party!


 

Here at Morgan Hemp we are keen to keep our clients abreast of news, issues and events to help you keep your finances in order and to make sure you are not losing out.

Heading in to the festive period you are probably making plans for a Christmas party. But have you thought about making sure the big annual celebration isn’t a gift to the taxman?

Entertaining your employees can be allowable for tax relief in your business accounts, and it…

Read More