Fake Government Grants Fraud Alert
Fake Government Grants Fraud Alert
December 15, 2017Individuals and businesses are being warned to watch out for cold calls and online contact from fraudsters who are offering victims the opportunity to apply for Government grants for an advance fee. To make the grants look legitimate fraudsters have set up bogus companies and convincing looking websites that claim to be operating on behalf
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Rise in Interest Rates for the first time in 10 years
November 10, 2017Rise in Interest Rates Last Week for the first time in more than 10 years, the Bank of England has raised interest rates. The official bank rate has been lifted from 0.25% to 0.5%, the first increase since July 2007 and according to Mark Carney, the Bank of England Governor, it is likely to
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When must a business register for VAT
October 17, 2017A business should register for VAT if their ‘Taxable Supplies’ over the past 12 months have exceeded the VAT registration threshold. From April 2017, the VAT registration threshold has been £85,000. Therefore, if at the end of any month, the total value of all the taxable supplies over the previous 12 months is greater
Read MoreProblems with online HMRC tax systems?
September 26, 2017Problems with online HMRC tax systems? Taxpayers that are working on their current tax returns and found that they cannot use the HMRC software correctly because of problems within the system. HMRC has spoken to software producers about revising tax calculations to combat the problems with the online filing of tax returns. Which is expected
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Merranti Accounting is now a Platinum Pro-Advisor Partner with QuickBooks What this means for our clients If our clients were to have any queries regarding QuickBooks or its software, then they would be able to get help from our own dedicated account manager. As we have direct contact with this person, we can call or
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